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Where do I start to tell the story of one of the most remarkable women I ever knew? My sister Sylvia taught more about love by example than anyone else I ever knew could teach by lecture.
I guess the best way to tell them is in chronological order, so return with me now to those thrilling days of Greeley in the early 1950s.
Syl usually took me to the movies at the Kiva theatre on Saturday afternoons, where else could you see six color cartoons, a serial, and the main feature for a quarter?
On the Saturday closest to my seventh birthday we went to the movies and as we left she said she had a surprise for me. We went down the corner to Weldorado drug and had a hamburger and a coke, then we started up eighth ave. towards home, we passed Earls barber shop and Salzmans shoes, the next store in line was Steeles western wear and we went in.
I was kind of surprised because we didn't usually stop there, Syl told me to sit down and let Mr. Steele measure my foot. after he did they left for a couple of minutes and then came out with the most beautiful pair of Acme cowboy boots I had ever seen, they were bright red and had white eagles on them.
I tried them on and they were a perfect fit. Syl bought them out of her baby sitting money and I don't believe my feet touched the ground until I got home and showed them to everyone in our family, all the neighbors, all my friends, the peoples at pop Biggs store, and anyone else I could show them to.
I wore those beautiful boots so much they had to be re-heeled three times and re-soled once.
I don't remember any other present I got that year but I will never forget those boots . THANKS SYL
