Whizzer Rodger Greear Showcases Six Month Old Talent
In FOTO FACTS columnist John Reynolds profiles six month old Rodger Thomas Greear of Walker in Cedar Rapids. Born Aug 25 1946 at St Luke's hospital he faced a 52 day hospital stay and milk intolerance. He began to sit up stand and speak early and is shown upright on his father's hands with notable rigidity noted by his dad.
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Boy Performs Stunt to Thrill Family in Touching Page Feature
Tommy Greear, a normal child with dietary quirks, wowed his family by standing on his father Clarence Greear’s hands, then repeating the feat for his mother. The story also shares how his parents met by mail during wartime, marrying shortly after a 1945 reunion in Missouri, with details of grandparents and great grandparents.
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The Greear Saga From a Civil War Letter Mail Romance
Greear recalls a wartime courtship ending in a rapid marriage after a Missouri judge waived the three day waiting period. He penned 537 letters overseas, including engagement letters, fueling a tale that also explains the family surname variant G r e e a r versus Greer.
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