Uncle Rich was the third child of George Washington and Anna Jones Luckert, Richard Charles b. 24 November 1900, d. 26 August 1986. His third wife was Gertrude/Billie Schar, b. 22 October 1914 in Nehawka, Nebraska. I don't have her death date handy, though their second son, George, let me know about her death and cremation in California several years ago, after we had corresponded in her last years. They had two sons, Richard Earl, b. 15 June 1943, whom we knew by his monogram as Rel, though he goes by Dick now; and George Washington II but not born on 22 February as Grandpa George was but 1 August 1948. Rich was a construction foreman, with the Kiewit Company (headquartered here in Omaha) for many years, so they moved around frequently. Aunt Billie was the most stylish relative I had. I don't know what these two photos are, perhaps from the time of their wedding?
NOTE: I would like to remind readers again that, except for my digital camera photos, my pictures are all on scrapbook pages and must be blocked out to be scanned to enter here. Those wanting copies have to make their own--and will have better versions than the originals in several cases--by right-clicking, the way they copy any photos on their computer.
A formal baby portrait of Rel:
And two photos when he was five and a half months. (He was born at Kearney, NE, but I don't know where these snapshots were taken.)

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