George Frank John Waller:
Questions and Answers in the 90s

These questions were asked by granddaughter Thamzen Waller, daughter of George A. Waller

Q: Can you tell me about your family when you were young?
A: All of my aunts, uncles, cousins and grandmothers lived in the Chicago area and we had many family dinners and picnics.

Q: What were you like then?
A: A REAL ANGEL (HA! HA!)

Q: Can you tell me something special about your parents?
A: My father enjoyed building things. He and I built a one-room summer cabin together when I was 15.

Q: Who do I resemble most?
A: Your mother

Q: Can you tell me about the other children in your family? Did you get along with them?
A: I have one sister, Dorothy. We argued then & still do.

Q: What did your family do together?
A: Lots of picnics, summers at the summer cabin. We, also, ate evening meals together as a family. (Gramps didn’t mention this, but his parents had good voices, so there were many song fests around the piano with Aunt Edna playing.)

Q: Can you give me a favorite family recipe? Why is it your favorite?
A: sauer kraut & mashed potatoes.

Q: Did you ever get into trouble for doing something you weren’t supposed to do?
A: NEVER! NEVER!

Q: What was it?
A: Well, never, unless you count the time I set a wastepaper basket on fire and almost burned down the house.

Q: How old were you?
A: 8 or 10

Q: What was one of your greatest adventures when you were small. Tell me about it.
A: When I was ten we went on a vacation trip to Niagara Falls and we went to the walkway built at the foot of the falls and had to wear special clothes because you got very wet.

Q: What was one of the funniest things that happened to you when you were young?
A: couldn’t remember

Q: How did you two meet?
A: On August 7, 1941 at Camp Forrest, Tennessee, during WWII, at a dance sponsored by his 33rd Division Signal Company for a group of young ladies from the surrounding towns who belonged to Victory Clubs.

Q: Tell me about my parent’s birth.
A: He was a beautiful baby!!

Q: What was your favorite thing to eat?
A: Anything except rabbit or brains.

Q: What sport did you like best?
A: Baseball or football.

Stories and Memories of George F. Waller
George's Wife, Jane Warren Waller