Tell me about your grandparents

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23. On my mom's side

her parents were a man who rose from mill worker to foreman of an entire plant of US Steel and a woman played for the state runner up girls basketball team, had married badly enough she was able to get a divorce in PA in the 1940's, and married the man she considered her father. On my dad's side his father was an orphan who became a pharmacist and store owner while his wife was the first woman to go to her college, she had the highest grade average in math for her district, applied to the school, was mistaken for being male so got a scholarship to pay for college. She had an escort with her in her classes. She later was the manager of his store and was an executive secretary for the mayor of her city after her husband had died and she sold his business. She eventually moved to Florida and remarried. All four are dead, I only met my dad's dad when I was a baby he died when I was around 1, my mom's mom died when I was in middle school, my mom's dad when I was a senior in high school, and my dad's mom 8 years ago at the age of 97.

I also had an uncle (my dad's brother) who was a literal genius and openly gay in the 1950's as a high school student. He also became an alcoholic and drug addict and died very young (before AIDS so not of that). I met him when I was very young but have no memories of him.