William Paul Fonnet
1913-1973
Born: Hamilton, Butler, OH, USA
Died: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1913-1973
Born: Hamilton, Butler, OH, USA
Died: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
<p>I never really knew my grandpa since he and my grandma divorced when my mom was a child and my mom didn't really talk too much about him. We lived in northern California and he in southern, so our paths never crossed. However, I have one memory of meeting him when I was four years old and I play it back in my mind often so I don't forget it. </p><p>We went to Disneyland! I like to think that me and Grandpa struck up an instant like for each other because I remember being the lucky one he rode with on the Pirates of the Carribean ride. Grandpa and I sat side by side in the boat and all of the sudden we dropped over a rapid and the water splashed over the side of the boat. We were instantly soaked and it made us laugh.</p><p>My grandpa was killed when I was 8. According to all I have ever known he was a security guard in Los Angeles when he was shot. My mom and dad traveled to the funeral but the seven of us kids stayed home. I suppose the expense of taking all of us would have been too great and let's face it, we didn't even know him. Sad but true. </p><p>I think the saddest thing about our family being so estranged from him are the missing pieces to the family puzzle. There are so many questions I have about that side of the family and I feel like there is no one to answer them. </p>