George Lewis Helgeson,
commonly called "Lew Helgeson"
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This picture of me on the bear-skin rug was taken by my mother's brother,
Uncle Morty, (Lewis Mortimer Lewis).
I met my wife on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1937, the day we moved to our new home at
911 North Central Avenue, Duluth, Minnesota. Bob Carlson, the kid who lived two houses south of us
said:
Bob: "Get your bike and I'll show you around West Duluth."
Lew: "I can't, it's at the front of the moving van."
Bob: "I know where you can borrow a bike, come on!"
So we walked to 1021 North Central Avenue where he introduced me to Carolyn Nelson, who loaned
her bike to me. Bob and I traveled all over West Duluth, including skidding on the partially melted ice
at the skating rink. Parts of the rink were pure gooey mud, which messed up the bike quite badly.
I returned the bike in this filthy condition. On September 8, 1945, she married me to get even!
This is our wedding picture.
We have three children:
Peter, born on May 16, 1948,
Stephen, born on May 29, 1950, and
Julie, born on June 23, 1954.