Their niece, Laura Davis Wolff, shared many of her memories and stories she had of her "Uncle John and Aunt Shortie". They never had any children of their own. The void they may have felt in their lives in not having children of their own was filled by the love and affection they had for their many nieces and nephews and their great nieces and nephews, as well. They filled a very important and loving roll in the lives of those children and their parents in anyway they could. That included providing their families with a few little extras in life beyond the means of their parents, financially. Per Laura, "Shortie and Uncle bought us (our household) our first television when we were kids". Her parents couldn't afford one which was often the case in the early days of television. She said Shortie use to say: "A dollar down and another dollar when they can catch you", when it came to buying things on credit... Laura also said the first pair of (cowboy) boots for every niece and nephew in the family and for every one of their kids that came along later, were bought by "Shortie and Uncle". Their great nieces and nephews became their surrogate grandchildren in their later years. "Shortie and Uncle" were loved beyond measure by each and everyone of them and that is obvious from the loving stories told about them now.
Their niece, Laura Davis Wolff, shared many of her memories and stories she had of her "Uncle John and Aunt Shortie". They never had any children of their own. The void they may have felt in their lives in not having children of their own was filled by the love and affection they had for their many nieces and nephews and their great nieces and nephews, as well. They filled a very important and loving roll in the lives of those children and their parents in anyway they could. That included providing their families with a few little extras in life beyond the means of their parents, financially. Per Laura, "Shortie and Uncle bought us (our household) our first television when we were kids". Her parents couldn't afford one which was often the case in the early days of television. She said Shortie use to say: "A dollar down and another dollar when they can catch you", when it came to buying things on credit... Laura also said the first pair of (cowboy) boots for every niece and nephew in the family and for every one of their kids that came along later, were bought by "Shortie and Uncle". Their great nieces and nephews became their surrogate grandchildren in their later years. "Shortie and Uncle" were loved beyond measure by each and everyone of them and that is obvious from the loving stories told about them now.
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