Monday, September 19, 2011
Arthur Charles Luetzow – b. 23 Dec 1876 d. 21 Apr 1912 . This doesn't really say much of my Great Grandpa. All references made about him state his name as Arthur not “Art” or “Artie”. He was the oldest child of Albert and Elizabeth (Meyer) Luetzow and the first generation born here in Wisconsin. He was my Grandma, Louise Luetzow Beck's, father. Grandma never spoke much of him, but I think it was more because she didn't really get a chance to know him. She was only 9 years old when he died of a massive heart attack at the young age of 35. The only things Grandma said about him was that he was a butcher in Cedarburg and that he didn't much speak to his father From this undated photograph this is what I know - it was right before the start of prohibition, maybe around 1910-11. Like I said I don't know much about Arthur Luetzow, I do know from the few photographs of him that he had a very kind face, although Grandma used to said that he was a stern father. This is one the few surviving photos of Arthur,and probably one of the more interesting ones. It makes you think, why a picture here on this day? Was it a special day, did someone just get a camera – a luxury item back than I'd think? Arthur is the gentleman in the white shirt, standing with the beer in his hand on the right hand side of the photo . Arthur's father Albert is also in it, but I don't know which man. Looking at their faces I think it's the gentleman in the foreground with the shot.
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