Pictures of Juanita Elaine Ballard

Okay. First off, I feel like an idiot for not remembering that I HAVE seen these pictures before. I know I've written on this blog before about not even knowing what my grandpa's long-lost sister Juanita even looked like, completely forgetting that in addition to the letter that Juanita's ex-sister-in-law Gladys Cazier sent to my grandpa back in 1980 or so...there were these photos. OF JUANITA.

Here she is.




I can see the resemblance she has to my grandpa. 

Why can't I find out what happened to her? Why did everyone lose touch with her? It frustrates me to no end. She was alive, she existed, she had relationships, she had at least one child...WHY can't I find anything out? SOMEONE out there knows who she is.

Sometimes I wonder if she didn't want anything to do with her brother anymore (my grandpa) and just didn't care if she kept in touch with him...I hope that's not true.

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