Happy 100th Birthday Great Grandpa Conlan

Today, 11/11/11, marked the 100th birthday of Doug's grandpa Robert Conlan. This would be Doug's mom's Father.  He was born November 11th, 1911 and if he was still alive, he would be 100 years old today.  We thought this was a pretty momentous occasion and thought we should celebrate.

We bought some cupcakes from a local bakery and filled them up with 100 candles. 

We called Grandma Blanche on the phone and sang Happy Birthday.  Then Grandma told us a little bit about Great Grandpa Conlan.  He was born in Argentina and then later moved to Maryland where his parents sent him to boarding school.  At some point he moved to Utah where he worked at US Steel.  He passed away sometime after sustaining a head injury while on the job.  Blanche was about 8 years old when he died and so she doesn't have too many memories of him.  He had dark curly hair and eyes that were about the same color as Jack's.

 

Thanks for spending a fun night with us Grandma Blanche!

Happy Birthday Great Grandpa Conlan!