The following is from Col. Ray Stroup, son of Lonidas "Lon" Stroup. He is providing us some great stories and his niece Jeri Humphrey is providing us some fabulous photos. The part I found most interesting was that Lon sang at the funeral of Bonnie and Clyde. Another interesting tidbit in Stroup family history.
THEY CALLED THEMSELVES "THE POST OFFICE QUARTET". THEY SANG FOR FREE - WHENEVER AND WHEREVER. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, TENOR/TRUMAN, COUNTER TENOR/I FORGET HIS NAME BUT HE WAS ALBA/WINSTON'S LANDLORD. BARITONE/BASS/OR COUNTERTENOR/LL (HE COULD SING ALL THREE), BASS/FORGOT HIS NAME BUT HE STOLE MAIL TO PAY GAMBLING DEBTS AND SPENT SOME TIME IN JAIL. THE QUARTET SANG AT THE FUNERAL FOR BONNIE AND CLYDE (WHO WERE BURIED IN PAUPERS GRAVES IN DALLAS).
AT STROUP REUNIONS, THERE WAS SINGING OUT OF YOUR EARS. THE STROUPS REALLY LOVED MUSIC. THERE WERE MANY COMBINATIONS - ALBERT, LEO, LL, HETTIE AND NETTIE. I DON'T RECALL THAT ANYONE OF MY GENERATION HAD TALENT, EXCEPT FOR RUTH.
LL SANG IN THE HASKELL CHOIR. WHEN THE CHURCH HAD TO STOP PAYING A DIRECTOR, LL BECAME THE DIRECTOR, TAUGHT A YOUNG ADULTS SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS.
LL LIVED AT 2314 UNTIL I LEFT FOR THE WARS IN 1940. WHEN I HAD OVERSEAS ORDERS, HE ASKED WHAT I THOUGHT ABOUT HIM MOVING TO CALIFORNIA. THE MARRIAGE HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR MANY YEARS AND HE HAD BEEN SEEING ANOTHER WOMAN (HE LATER MARRIED HER MOVED TO EMORY). I TOLD HIM THAT I HAD EXPECTED HIM TO MOVE OUT WHEN I GOT MARRIED IN 1938, SO, GO TO IT.
AT STROUP REUNIONS, THERE WAS SINGING OUT OF YOUR EARS. THE STROUPS REALLY LOVED MUSIC. THERE WERE MANY COMBINATIONS - ALBERT, LEO, LL, HETTIE AND NETTIE. I DON'T RECALL THAT ANYONE OF MY GENERATION HAD TALENT, EXCEPT FOR RUTH.
LL SANG IN THE HASKELL CHOIR. WHEN THE CHURCH HAD TO STOP PAYING A DIRECTOR, LL BECAME THE DIRECTOR, TAUGHT A YOUNG ADULTS SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS.
LL LIVED AT 2314 UNTIL I LEFT FOR THE WARS IN 1940. WHEN I HAD OVERSEAS ORDERS, HE ASKED WHAT I THOUGHT ABOUT HIM MOVING TO CALIFORNIA. THE MARRIAGE HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR MANY YEARS AND HE HAD BEEN SEEING ANOTHER WOMAN (HE LATER MARRIED HER MOVED TO EMORY). I TOLD HIM THAT I HAD EXPECTED HIM TO MOVE OUT WHEN I GOT MARRIED IN 1938, SO, GO TO IT.
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