Steve

My great grandfather Steve is the most interesting person I know. He is funny, loves my kids to death, and has such an interesting life story.He grew up in New York in a family that didn't want him. At the age of 14 he started hopping trains and traveling the country. Anything to just get him away from his family. Later on he joined the Army.

When my mom was 5, her dad was stationed in Alaska. My great grandmother Jodie lived with them and that is where she met Steve. They had been together ever since until she passed about 2 years ago. The loved each other like two people are suppose to love each other. My grandmother still lives with him and takes care of what ever he needs even though he hates someone else taking care of him. He's a little on the stubborn side.

For as long as I can remember, he has had trains set up in his "Whistle Shop". They lived in Ft. Worth all my life (until 2 years ago) and he was on the news a couple of times because of his train set.

They are so cool and he and Jodie hand painted everything. The detail in them is so amazing. As a little girl, I loved going down to his Whistle Shop and watching the trains go round and round and he loved showing them off to us.

A few months ago, he gave me all his trains. Everything. All the buildings, people, mountains and even the wallpaper he had around the set. I hope we can set it up just as good as he had it one day.

It was a sad day for me when we received them but I am happy he chose to give them to me.

He is 90 years old now and misses my great grandmother but I know she will be in heaven waiting on him when he gets there.