In Memorium


	Pop passed away in the fall of 2006 at the the age of eighty five. He lived life the way he wanted until the end. If I could summarize his character in one word, it would be the word honor. He honored his family. He honored his faith. He honored his country. In a world where these character traits are fast becoming a scarce commodity, he provided a role model for those who in the darkest of times needed it most. One cannot hope to capture the totality of a man's life on a web page and that is not my intention. I would however like to include a few things I know were important to him, and also some other items I believe he would like to have shared with his friends and family.
Lawrence Henry Rahme (Pop)

These are Pop's Parents - an Undated Photo.


Pop in Philadelphia, circa 1922	Pop and his brother Charles, circa 1923. It looks like the military is in his future.


Pop's Mother, younger sister Cecilia, Pop and Charles.	Pop's pop, sister Cecilia, brother Conrad, (?), (?) Pop's Mother. Clementon, NJ circa 1928.


Pop and his future wife Emma at the Sunshine Lake for a Sunday School Picnic July 8, 1939. (Pennsylvania?)


Pop, circa 1937	Pop in the US Army Air force, circa 1942

I think some of the best times of Pop's life were the war years. He had many fascinating stories from that time.
We would spend summer afternoons out on the porch, he with his High Ball and me with a Gin and Tonic swapping Naval Stories
with Army Air Force Stories.

I wish I would have taped some of them but fortunately I have a pretty good memory.

What follows is some documentation from his time in the service that you don't see every day.


June 22, 1942 was the day of the first physical.	Classification followed only four days later.


On June 26 Pop was ordered to report for induction.	On June 29, they changed their minds.


This is an Off Duty pass from training school in Pyote, Tx	These passes were a bit more restrictive than the ones I had.


This type of pass was required for living off base.	I think this was Pop's first home after marriage to Emma.


I believe this is the equivalent to a commissary pass.	The Army Air Force Logo I had not seen before.

AFE Technical School

Letter of Appreciation

Separation from Service Front and Back of Form

Honorable Discharge Front and Back of Form

And a Letter from President Harry Truman

The other half of Pop's life: Emma


Emma Wright at Three Months of age. A wicker stroller?	Emma at two years of age.


Ships Bottom at Long Beach Island, NJ - Early Teens?	Emma's sister, Ruth Wright


Emma and Pop's sister CeCe	Emma


Engagement and Wedding announcements for Pop and Emma.	A very nice studio photo for her husband.


Emma and the cat.	These two photos are undated. Mid 40's, I think

Emma preceded Pop in death by a number of years. Pop took care of her until the end.
Those were not easy times. He was never one to cut and run when things got tough.
He saw life through to its natural conclusion.

Pop lived the last years of his life in Maine. The photos that follow are from 2001.


Pop and Friends at the Complex	The Back of the Photo


I wondered why anyone would care to live in Maine.	Black flies, harsh winters, mud.


And then I see the beauty of Spring...	And Summer.....


The Flora....	And the Sunsets .... Maybe not such a bad place after all.

Pop enjoyed trains and anything that had to do with trains.
He had several old electric train sets, one which was brought out every Christmas as the base for the Christmas tree.

He had books on trains, train coins and even a train telephone.

I always thought he would enjoy this song:

(right-click to save).
The group is the Sim Redmund band from his neck of the woods - the east coast.

Lastly, a photo with a rather curious inscription:


The back of this photo was inscribed by Pop and says, "In case you Forget me this is me Larry".

No, Pop.

We Won't Forget You.

You continue to live on in the memories and in the lives of all the ones you touched.

It was an honor knowing you, sir.

Rest in Peace