Posted for Kit Hawkins:
Here is Norma as a baby:
Norma is about twenty years old in the picture below. She knitted the dress herself. It's my favorite picture of her as a youth, so I had it put on canvas and framed. It is hanging in our home along side of a similar picture of my father.
The picture below to the left is another of Mom as a young woman. The one to the right was taken in 1943; she was 27 years old and having her first child, David Lester Hawkins.
This next shot is of Norma Dorine Hallmark and William Lester Hawkins on their wedding day, May 27, 1942.
The picture below of William Lester Hawkins at age 19 was taken in 1931 in San Francisco shortly after he arrived and was sent home to Grandpa Charles Eli Hawkins and Grandma Clara Ludlow Hawkins as a peace offering after he had run away from home.
In the picture below, Mary Luella Grow Hallmark (Norma's mother) is on the left. I think the other people were her parents and siblings.
The picture below is of Norma's father, Bud, and his second wife, Elsie; taken in 1951.
The next picture is of me, Dave and Pat; taken in 2009
The photo below is of Norma with her brother James David Hallmark. It was taken during 2004. Her nephew Steve Hallmark had brought his father to see Norma. It was their final good bye.
The photo below is of Norma with her brother Ronald Grow Hallmark. It was taken during 2003. Her niece Tracy Felt had brought her father to see Norma. It was their final good bye.
Norma's husband William Lester Hawkins, 1942
This was Norma's favorite photo of her sons. David Lester Hawkins, age 8, Eli Kit Hawkins, age 1, and Keith Jan Hawkins, age 6.
This is Les with his 5 year old daughter, Patricia Lee Hawkins Mercado, about 1937.
This is a photo of Norma and her father and brothers. From left to right, James David, Norma Dorine, Ivy Aubra, John Ivy, and Ronald Grow Hallmark.
This was the home in Orem located at 1353 South 800 East, where Les and Norma raised their family, taken in 1948.
Granny Norma with Great Grandson Huckleberry
It was wonderful to see all these piuctures. Thanks to Steve and Kit and all who contributed. I love the picture of Aunt Norma from 24 years ago because that's exactly how I remember her. Sad that so many years can go by without us seeing each other.
ReplyDeleteI will always remember Norma for how loving and kind she was to all. I will especially cherish her memory when I think of how well she cared for Grandpa Bud in his final years. I enjoyed the visits I had with them while I was in college.
Love to you all and my deepest sympathies for your loss.
Alan
What a beautiful tribute to our dear Aunt Norma. Thank you for posting the photos. Such a beautiful, gracious lady... truly lovely from birth through old age.
ReplyDeleteI've enjoyed many visits over the years with my sweet, soft-spoken Aunt. She always took such good care of herself--she was the picture of good health and fitness.
One favorite memory took place when I was 10 years old at a Hallmark Family Reunion in Cove, Oregon. Aunt Norma loved to knit, crochet and do needlework. I watched her with fascination as she created something with yarn and a crochet hook, then asked her if she would teach me how to crochet.
Aunt Norma brought me into an upstairs room, away from the noise and bustle, sat with me on the edge of her bed, and demonstrated how to do a chain stitch. Then she handed me a small hook and a large ball of very thin yarn and watched me form a few loops. Once I got the hang of it she said, "Why don't you practice for awhile," and she set off to visit with family.
Not accustomed to her niece's tenacity, Norma was surprised to walk into the bedroom a couple of hours later to find me holding an extraordinarily long chain with no yarn ball remaining, and asking "Now what shall I do?" Anyone who knows Aunt Norma can picture her giggle as she looked in surprise at me and the long snaking chain.
Years later, when I was newly married, I went to visit Aunt Norma and Grandpa Bud who were sharing a house in Orem. Once when Aunt Norma did something silly, Grandpa Bud teasingly pointed at her head and said, "Norma, you ought to use that thing. It's not just a knot to keep your spine from unraveling!" I loved her slightly embarrassed look and chuckle as she smiled back at Grandpa. It was plain to see that they loved each other and enjoyed the occasional jest.
Much love to all the family. It's wonderful to know that Norma is now able to be with so many loved ones in the next world, enjoying a very happy reunion with them.
Theresa Felt
(aka Tracy Hallmark)
When I was about 12 years old, I still had most of my childhood sensibilities and vocabulary, and did not understand double entendre meanings of various words. I told Granny Norma that she was really cute, although I intended this as a likening to cute kittens or cute animations. Her response to me was that being "cute" meant being "bowlegged". I did not understand what this meant, but I guess it was supposed to be a literal negative of the likeness of cowboys who sit on their horses all day and, as a result, have legs shaped like a bow. I have since learned to think about the words I choose before using them.
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