Wednesday, May 7, 2008
work history of my Dad, F S Williams
A granddaughter asked about my Dad having trouble getting a job in the U.S. It was during the depression when it was very hard for people to obtain work. The first time we went to S. A. Dad was called as a mission president. The Church paid a living allowance, not a whole lot. Living in Argentina took all of their savings because Gina and I went to a private school so we could keep our English. The second time, it was during WW II and the US Govt. paid him then; that was a good salary. When we returned in 1945, my Dad worked for his brother-in-law in California in a construction company. Dad worked in the office. When we went to Uruguay in 1947, it was as a mission president again. After I was married, my folks went to Peru where my Dad managed an airline. Several plane crashes ocurred and the company folded so they returned to the States. My Dad's last work, in California, was teaching English as a second language teacher. He really enjoyed that. He was also a carpenter and worked as a realtor.
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4 comments:
I had no idea, all the job changes had to be stressful on your mom. Has all that moving, and job changing in your past made you more worried about security or more laid back, knowing something will come up?
Jen
Thank you for writing that, I had wondered what jobs he had, and it sounds like he had a lot!
I wonder what it would be like to be good at so many different things. I think that must have been a neat experience for your family to have been able to work in all those missions.
Isn't it so neat to see all the things that our parents do to provide for us, even if the road is rough.
It always seemed to me that Granddad Williams could do anything he set his hand too. I enjoyed hearing about his many jobs.
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