A place to share Grandpa

There is a box and a binder full of black and white stills from Grandpa's movie days sitting in the corner of my living room. I have a terminal illness, what better activity to replace my job with than that of scanning Grandpa's photos and putting them here in a place where they can be viewed by family and friends. I should tell you that I admired him more than any other man in the history of my family. Maybe this admiration comes from the innocent eyes of a child who sat on the floor for hours and hours watching Grandpa jump off horses or balconies on to trains or cars and always, always making sure the lady was saved. Yes, Al Hoxie is my hero. I will attempt to write captions for each of the photos, however many are of people unknown. Maybe people can write with identities of those I do not know. That would be good. I guess it's important to note now I came to be Al's Grandaughter. His first daughter, Aunt Doris is my half-aunt. I came through Grandpa's second marriage to Merlene Hull. Together they had three children, two sons, Robert and Roger, and my Mother, Helen. I am Helen's first born. I have two sisters, DeEtta and Tracy, and two brothers, Tim and Joe. We grew up knowing Grandpa in law enforcement. He had many careers, beginning with his time in Hollywood B-Western silents. From there he worked in Anaheim as a Sheriff. After working as a Sheriff he was promoted to Detective, after which Grandpa worked for the Forest Service. Prior to retiring, he worked as a Security Guard for Patton State Mental Hospital in Redlands, California. I don't think I have photos that show all of Grandpa's life, I will know more when I open the box.