The Big Three

A tribute to Barbara, Emil, and Elmer

They are all gone, but not forgotten

I'll bet today they are looking down

Watching up play, eat and interact

They are proud of us and there are no frowns.

They were all in the same First Communion Class

And went to school together at St. Charles

With Barbara driving the Buggy with a horse

That hated those newfangled cars, of course.

They had some daring rides when the horse

Was spooked and took them on a headlong run

They ended up at a school stable where he finally calmed down

All okay including the horse and Buggy. It could not have been fun.

I referred to them as the Big Three

Barbara the Big Sister and her

Two younger brothers looked out for each other

Emil was the best man at her wedding, and she doted over Elmer

I remember when she gave Emil lessons in baking

He was trying to get a better job at the Military Academy

He needed to know how to bake as well as he could cook

So Barbara's Kitchen turned into Bakery Class 101.

She fussed over these two the most

Because to them she was closer in age

She loved you all and THE BIG THREE would be delighted to see

You all here to teach the next generation about the Ketterhagen Family.