Stevie A.
Period 2
May 11, 2012
My Great Grandpa-Rudolph Galiana
My Great Grandfather
Rudolph (Rudy) Galiana was born on May 1, 1920 and he passed away June 29,
1988, on my Auntie Stephanie’s High School Graduation (from Bell High). My
Great Grandfather was born and raised in East Los Angeles, around the 1920’s
and 1930’s, he attended Theodore Roosevelt High School, Home Of The Mighty
Rough Riders. After my grandpa graduated from high school he attended the
United States Marine Corps, after leaving the Marine Corps he attended The
California College of Mortuary Science, which he graduated from on June 25,
1948, he opened his own mortuary business in East L.A., where he raised my two
uncles and nana.
My Great Grandpa was
a one of a kind man, he was over 6’2” and he was liked by everyone. My grandpa
was the type of man that was very kind, affectionate, sweet, smart, and
assertive, he had a great sense of humor and very big personality. My Grandpa
was also one of the men who helped design the original King Kong ride in
Universal Studios. My grandpa was also very opinionated and was involved in
political situations and he was also the type of man that wouldn’t take any BS
from anyone.
My family tells me
that my Great Grandpa was loved by everyone that knew him. They tell me stories
on the way he would treat my aunt’s and uncle’s, they would tell me that he
would treat them like little kings and queens, he would take them anywhere and
everywhere. They use to tell me that when they were little my great grandpa
would tuck them into bed and sing to them. The people that knew my great
grandpa would tell me he was very loveable and fun to be around, but they also
tell me that he was the type of man that would hide a lot and was very
secretive.
Even though I never
had the chance to meet my Great Grandfather, I believe everything my family
says and I know I would have loved by grandfather so very much. I wish I was
able to enjoy and see how fun my grandpa was and to be there for all the
accomplishments he achieved well he was alive, but there is one thing my
Godmother told me he enjoyed saying to people that she’ll never forget,
“Chicken Shit”.
Radical Revision
My Short Story about My Great Grandpa
My Great Grandfather
was the best man in my life. I remember the times when my grandpa would pick me
up after school and take me to get some ice cream and take me for a walk
through the park, my grandpa would tell me so many stories about his childhood,
like what he use too do for fun, the sports he was in, and the type of people
he would hang around. I remember one day I and he were walking through the park
and he told me about the first time he laid eyes on my great grandma Sally
Santoyo, they married on June 12, !939 in St. Mathis Church in Huntington park.
My grandpa told me when he first laid eyes on my grandma he was buying some
food, he would tell me that he would see her at the same fast food place at the
same time, so finally after a couple weeks, he decided to ask her out, she was
shocked but excited, then after like 2 years he asked her to marry him and he
told me she screamed yes. My great grandpa was the number one man in my life, I
loved him with all my heart and I still do, there’s times when I think about
him and cry because of how much I miss him. My Great Grandpa Rudolph (Rudy)
Galiana will always be my number one man,
Facts about My Great Grandpa
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->Born On May 1, 1920.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->Passed Away June 29, 1988
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->He Joined the United States Marine
Corps.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->Very Big Personality
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->He was Over 6’2”
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->Affectionate
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->Smart
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->Assertive
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->Opinionated
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->Funny, had a great sense of humor
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->Political
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->Helped design original King Kong Ride
At Universal
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->He didn’t take any BS from anyone
