This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lafeverm Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.cattaraugus/3883.4838.1.2.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I didn't know them personally but I did know people who did. In fact, my mother took care of your grandmother at the end of her life in the hospital. Your grandfather worked for Foss Brothers in olean. They were a wholesale food distributer. They shut the company down for his funeral. That gives you some idea how much they thought of him. There was quite a nice write up in the Olean paper regarding his death. I was told he was a very nice, honorable man who was very well liked. Your grandmother I'm told was very outgoing. She was very involved in theh local democratic party in olean. Unfortunately, i'm also told that had a drinking problem which seem to run in the family. I was always told the story that you dad sent home money while he was in the service and when he came home it was spent due to drinking. That's about all I know, and that is second hand. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.