Joe Bagadonuts

I don't know how you make long posts in here. The 140 character limit is driving me crazy.

Maxine was my grandpa's oldest sister's daughter. We always called her Aunt Maxine. She had an endless supply of exotic trinkets for kids.

I just learned that the first Mormon baptisms in the Philippines were done in Pete's pool, but he wasn't Mormon at the time.

I always thought the Grimms fortune came from imports. Pete Grimm had a close relationship with Dwight Eisenhower.

Your wikipedia link says The Stateline was owned by Bill Smith. I'm pretty sure he was the father of my friend from high school, Adam Smith.

I never really knew them. Saw them at gatherings like reunions a couple of times, heard all kinds of stories....
I should know a lot about the beginnings of the LDS in the Philippines. My BIL was a partner/Best Friend with Nestor Ledesma, one of the first LDS missionaries there, and a Filipino. I just never bothered to make it a point to be sociable....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stateline_Casino

So with that, I think I should review the facts, revise my allegations, lol. I didn't know she was a Tate. I've got relatives..... lol

here's the folks I'm talking about.....

https://www.lds.org/church/news/maxine-grimm-lds-church-pioneer-in-the-philippines-dies-at-age-102?lang=eng

like I care...