Stair
a Family History
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The headstone our relatives have thanks to Homer Stair
Homer Stair was the son of George and Josephine Stair. Family meant a lot to Homer, and that's good because he had 12 brothers and sisters. He talked about his time on the farm a lot - his entire life. He'll be remembered as a fun-loving, family man who was a hard worker, something he said he learned on the farm. Maybe it was his farm background but he always seemed to have an interest in tractors (and John Wayne movies). Homer drove semi's until he retired. A lot of the time he drove tanker semi's. He seemed to always have a boat, and in the summer loved to pull skiers, and teach people how to ski. In the winter there was a lot of snowmobiling up at his cottage. He certainly was loyal to his friends, as he remained friends with Tex, his friend he met during service in the Korean war his entire life. Homer was a member of the Eagles Club in Waukesha throughout his adult life. He was born in 1919 and when I told him I found a document that said he was born in 1920, that he might be a year younger, his response was I should keep looking, see if I could find him a few more years. He was always the jokester, making people laugh. And people say I got my sweet-tooth from him, seconds on desserts were always mandatory with him. Homer was very helpful with the family history research, and always had an interest in it. When I mentioned I found the grave of his grandfather, Carl Christian, but that it didn't have a headstone, he came up with a plan. We contacted the cemetery and asked if we could add a headstone, they said yes. He had a type of stone bench in his yard, he said we should take the large top stone off of it and have a headstone made. We took it to a person who makes headstones to have them do the sandblasting. The grave of our original ancestor to come from Germany now has a headstone thanks to help from Homer.
Above (L to R): Homer and Ruth, Helen and Lester, Evelyn and Francis.
These six did a lot of traveling and sight-seeing together.
Above: at the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky on the Fourth of July, 1944 at 10:00 a.m.
In front row beginning third from left: Helen, Lester, Evelyn, Francis, Ruth, Homer
Ken, Homer, Leroy
Homer at 50
Making sure others stay hydrated as well.
Several photos show Homer's efforts to stay properly hydrated.
Homer's wife of 34 years, Ruth died November 30, 1974.