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My Swedish Heritage

My grandfather immigrated to the States on his brother's passport when he was 18. Another brother later followed, but the remainder of the family still resides in Sweden.

As a child, I remember listening to the way Grandpa whistled his s's when he talked. There was a special mystique surrounding him, and it wasn't until my college years that I caught a glimpse of that mystique. I visited my remaining family in Sweden for the first time, and was taken on a driving and walking tour of Grandpa's history. I met his brother's wife, his nieces, and one great-nephew.

Anders was 11 at the time, and was a sweet blonde boy. He spoke little English, but understood much of what I said. His father died prior to my meeting the family. My father also died, as did all males in my family. A few years later, Anders also died.

So when my son was born, we gave him two middle names: Anders, for my distant cousin, and Stromberg, for my maiden name.

Grandpa

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