Garth, Don, and Kirk Boulden… almost more than cousins, they were my Other Brothers, born before my blood brothers Roger and Greg, and always there during my childhood years. They were my “brothers by another Mother,” children of Bill and Helen Boulden a very special aunt and uncle whom I loved dearly. We spent scads of time together as little kids, then when I moved back to Salt Lake City to attend the University of Utah, we group-dated for several years until we were all married. At this date, we four guys have been married a total of almost 190 years.
Their sisters are great too, but enough younger than me that I didn’t have the feeling of growing up with them. This notwithstanding, I remember Linda and Rita as wonderful cousins too.
And now, after all these years, Don is coming up on a Beeeeg Birthday. Soon he’ll be 75. Good guy, great dad, grandfather, and great-grandfather. And a fine Bishop in one of the Murray Wards of the LDS Church. May the Good Lord bless and keep you, Don. Happy Birthday!
(And, yes, I had three girl cousins who were like sisters to me. More about them in a future post.)
Larry Boulden, August 2014
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