Happy Birthday, Grandpa Kenneth Ekwall

06 June 2011 01:51 PM CDT

Today I’m celebrating my late grandpa Kenneth Ekwall’s birthday.  If he were still alive he’d be turning 98 today.

Grandpa Ken was born June 6, 1913 in Lincoln, Nebraska.  Here are a few pictures to celebrate the day.

Here’s grandpa Ken in 1918 (at age 5):

Here’s grandpa Ken playing around on a tricycle in the 1930s:

Here’s a shot I’ve always loved, it’s grandpa Ken and his wife grandma Frances in the 1940s:

Here’s a picture from July 1975, taken by my mother at Desoto Bend:

And here’s what I remember most, pictures of grandpa Ken at Christmas time - this one from Christmas 1980 :)