Grandad's Truck.....

[Zumo]

This photo was probably taken around 1945-48 not sure. He was a taxi driver in Mexico.


My Grandfather, on my Dad's side, had hip surgery Friday because he fell off the bed in the hospital he is living in Amarillo, TX. Due to complications and poor health to begin with he did not get any better over the weekend. He was already in a hospital with 24hr care. He has not be able to get rid of the infection from surgery and developed fluid in his lungs. My mother called me this morning and said he had a heart attack and is not doing well. My family has decided not to put him on life support. They are just waiting for all his immediate family to be there, My father, his 3 brothers and one sister.

My Grandfather had a 1969 LWB C10 the he bought new. One of my uncles ended up with it and sold it about the same time I bought mine in 2003. My Grandfather is one of the big reasons I am into these ole trucks. I always remember staring at the dash in his truck and used to ask him why the ignition key was next to the radio. I couldn't see any higher because I was so young. Ha ha, I also remeber he ran over my older brother's bike one time in the drive way. he kept telling us not to leave them there. Then one afternoon we cam out and my brothers bike was under the C10. Luckly there was minimal damage, to the truck. Oh the bike was ok to. Anyway I had many fond memories with my Grandad and family.