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Dear Sandy,
It was quite a surprise to see your message on the
ancestry.com sight, naming my
relatives! Yes, I am the grandson of William Ray Zink. I never knew your grandfather,
Frank, but I was very close to aunt Betty(Mattie) and uncle Hank(Henry). Ray had a
daughter, Charlene from his first marriage and adopted Douglas(my dad) and Duane in his
second marriage. Ray was quite famous during the 30's and 40's for building race
cars. My uncle Duane had one of the cars restored.
I lost track of Hank after he moved back to Idaho. I presume he lived out his life there.
Ray died in 1965. I can't remember when Betty died, probably late 70s.
I have been going through the family photos and have many I'd love to share of Frank
and Lola, Betty, Hank and Ray. I even have a photo of Louie and Emma on the farm with
Frank and Ray. I also have the original manuscript of Louis's obituary, probably
written by the minister. If you have any you'd like to share I'd appreciate it.
I am currently in Bountiful, Utah, having just gotten married and relocated from southern
California. I am starting a business restoring photos for archival purposes and have
restored many of the family photos for my own enjoyment. It would be easy to email them. I
also have many that are not identified but I presume are Frank's kids.
Jim Zink