There are so many beautiful and wonderful memories concerning our family and recollections of EINAR . Over the years we have had so many lovely times together. It all began in 1955 when my parents (Vera and Gene) sponsored EINAR to come and live with us in Illinois. In 1955 we all we all celebrated Christmas Eve.
Then in August of 1956 we all moved to California and it was the best thing that we ever did ️

Sponsoring someone from another country to immigrate to the U.S. generally requires you to be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident and meet specific financial requirements; my parents passed that with flying colors.

To Hilde:
I dont think ? I ever shared this with your family: EINAR also knew my friend Judi Buchanan in high school because she would go with us to the Canyon and she and I would ride with your Dad in his Studebaker convertible. She also sat right behind me in Geometry. We would get in trouble sometimes for talking to each other so we passed notes back and forth, and of course my teacher noticed that as well. ?

In the 10th Grade at Lynwood High School, CA in 1960 our final exam in Geometry was scheduled to happen very soon. My teacher was Mr. Popp and so far I was flunking his class ?. So . . . at home I was getting ready to study for that exam and asked your Dad what I should do.

He said flunking Oh no we cannot have that, so for the next week he helped me to study ?. He really worked a lot with me. And you know I passed that test with a B- EINAR is such a wonderful teacher! I was sooooo overjoyed ?, So was my teacher and he asked me how in the world was I able to pass that test?

I told my teacher about your Dad and he said I would like to meet him. So your Dad came to our school and met the entire class. I was so happy and so were they.

So, In appreciation for everything your Dad did for me, there was certain food that he loved and so I cooked for him for quite awhile and he loved that️ One is the things that he loved was Apple Pie ?, I learned how to make that from Bestemor and my Mom; so I made that quite a few times. It was so much fun and he was absolutely crazy about it️

Also some meals as well that he loved:
1. Pork chops in mushroom soup,
2. Potato bites (he called them swimming potatoes ?)
3. Doughnut Puffs made from Pillsbury Dough biscuits with cinnamon and sugar. I learned how to make those dishes at Hosler Jr. High School in Lynwood., CA.

It was such a lovely time back then. Also at that time I fixed lunches the night before for my Dad, EINAR, and my Uncle Roy. We put them in the freezer so that they would stay fresh for the following day at work for everyone.
On down the road my Mom and I traveled to Norway in June of 1962 for 2 months. We had a lovely time there and spent a lot of time with your parents. They were so wonderful to us and showed us all the sights there.

This is a movie regarding our trip to Norway in June of 1962.

https://youtu.be/vwnelAJX2-8


Thank you so much for watching. ️

From Christine and my husband Andy Anderson

There are so many beautiful and wonderful memories concerning our family and recollections of EINAR . Over the years we have had so many lovely times together. It all began in 1955 when my parents (Vera and Gene) sponsored EINAR to come and live with us in Illinois. In 1955 we all we all celebrated Christmas Eve.

There are so many beautiful and wonderful memories concerning our family and recollections of EINAR . Over the years we have had so many lovely times together. It all began in 1955 when my parents (Vera and Gene) sponsored EINAR to come and live with us in Illinois. In 1955 we all we all celebrated Christmas Eve.

There are so many beautiful and wonderful memories concerning our family and recollections about Einar. Over the years we have had so many lovely times together. It all began in 1955 when my parents (Vera and Gene) sponsored Einar to come and live with us in Illinois. Then in 1956 we all moved to California and it was the best thing that we ever did.

Sponsoring someone from another country to immigrate to the U.S. generally requires you to be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident and meet specific financial requirements.

Thank you for taking me in and making me feel part of the Strand family back in Belmont, CA. You taught me how to ski at Sugar Bow, play softball in middle school and play soccer in high school.
Most recent, we met in LA in 2018 and hiked up to the LA observatory, had a nice Thai food meal and had fun and lots of laughs about locating and determining which rental car was ours. I still have a picture of the license plate. LOL
We miss and love you!
Elissa

Min kjære pappa️♥️ Du var den i familien som bugnet av optimisme, alltid smilende og alltid interessert i å hjelpe. Du var veldig opinionated og vrien å overbevise deg om noe annet. Jeg husker i barndommen da jeg ikke fikk spille fotball, for jeg kunne bli skadet. Heldigvis endret du mening og Hilde fikk lov. ? Familien var viktig for deg, Jeg vil alltid huske våre turer til Dunedin, hytta, handleturer til Sverige og turen til Island?. Love you dearly?

Som familiemedlem fra USA fikk jeg ikke besøkt så mye som vi skulle ønske, men i løpet av årene vi var samlet, var Einar alltid så morsom å være sammen med! Så mye energi og lidenskap for livet og for å dra nytte av det livet hadde å by på. På 80-tallet besøkte jeg Einar, Inger og Hilde da de bodde i San Jose, bodde hos dem i to uker en sommer, og så vidt jeg husker hadde vi alltid noe å gjøre, et sted å dra. Det var en flott tur, og jeg likte den veldig godt. Hvil i fred,

Måtte Herren bevare deg og velsigne oss her i denne tiden. Einar, du løp og fullførte løpet ditt bra.

Kjære Pappa, takk for omsorgen, interessen, kjærligheten og varmen du ga meg. Jeg vil savne de gode samtalene, turene til Dunedin, Sverige og hytta, jeg vil savne ditt nærvær og jeg vil savne deg️ Du smilte alltid, hadde en morsom kommentar på lur og var ikke redd for livets utfordringer og eventyr. Du sa det du mente og mente det du samed mindre ordene blandet seg og da mente du noe helt annet ? Du så meg og hjalp meg bli den jeg er. Love you Dad ?
Hvil i fred

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