Pizen Switch Times is pleased to share this heartwarming submission from David Freitas! It is the perfect gift for Pizen Switch Times Readers on this Thanksgiving Day. Thank you, David!
David wrote:
“Hi Leah,
I just wanted to say that I enjoy your Pizen Switch Times website. I am sure it is a lot of work and hope you get a lot of personal satisfaction out of it.
I sent in a little tribute to my father and was lucky enough to get it published in the Reminisce Magazine this past summer. I thought maybe some older residents of Mason Valley might remember my dad and would like to read this little article. If there is some problem with putting it on your web site, then just don’t worry about it.
I still remember and recognize a few of the Yerington kids on the little car. They are Lynn Friedhoff (with the braids), Michael Grulli (in the bib overalls), and Tommy Booth (being held by an admiring girl).
If you can add this to the appropriate category on the website, I would appreciate it.
Thank you,
David Freitas”



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