Dickey
Sullivan at a Bell Reunion. Speaking of
Life Guards (2 plugs back) I mentioned Charles Dawson was a lifeguard at Bell
Swimming Pool. Dickey Sullivan saved my
life one time. Dickey's late younger
brother was Eddie Sullivan. Eddie
Sullivan and I had birthdays about a day apart.
The Sullivan family lived four doors down from us in the Clay
Homes. For a few years we would go with
the Sullivan family to a park or someplace to celebrate Eddie's and Eddie's
birthdays. One year we went to Sweet
Water Creek, we may have went more, but at least one memorable time. We used where a road went into the creek as
a beach, and picnicked on it and we waded in the water. What we didn't know, underwater there was a
drop off where a bridge at one time went over the creek before the creek
increased in flow. I stepped off into
the dropoff. I was about five years
old. An underwater current grabbed me
and carried me downstream. Dickey went
after me and pulled me out. My Daddy was
up on the new bridge and saw me swept away and yanked his shoes off and dove in
too.
Anyway, the
Bell Reunion this year, which might be the last one, will be the last Saturday
of this month, September the 26th, 2015, noon, at the Horace Orr American Legion Post, 900
something Gresham Avenue, Marietta.
Enjoy!
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