Laurie Rockenbeck has a degree in journalism that keeps nagging at her to check the facts and do research. She is currently beating that urge for reality into submission with long and fun passages of wholly made up narrative. Laurie is currently working on her second novel. The first was looked at by an agent in New York who enjoyed the first eighty pages or so but thought the rest could use some work. Laurie agreed, but tossed the 120K project on the shelf to start over with something new. Laurie is currently working on several unrelated novels and a work of non-fiction.
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I was sorry to hear about Larry. The last time I saw him
was when our family visited their family in Missoula when we were
young kids. I know that he had a troubled life. You and I share a
great-grandfather, Claas Mammen. I’m not sure if you received the
picture I recently sent you of Claas and his second wife, Johanna
Rolapp, your great-grandmother (his first wife was my
great-grandmother). Your address may have changed since I got it
from Margaret S. I have been enjoying reading your blog lately, and
when I read about Larry, I decided to contact you this way. I was
also interested in reading about your father and his
accomplishments. I believe you are probably right, that his work
with nerve agents caused his ALS. Cheryl D.
For Cherly Doering,
I came across your response to Laurie Rockenbeck’s blog regarding Larry M.
I, too, am a decendent of Johanna Rolapp. She is my great-great grandmother. (Laurie R.) is my Dad’s cousin.
So, you must be decended of Claas Mammen and Johanna Landheer.
I would like to exchange information with you. I saw your mention of a photgraph of Johanna Rolapp. Though I have a very nice image of Claas, and his children with Johanna L and Johanna Rolapp, I have not ever seen an image of Johanna Rolapp. Nor do I know much about her.
Would very much like to correspond with you if you are willing. My email:nisemont@hotmail.com
Laurie,
Happened upon this when I was doing a search for Johanna Rolapp.
Somehow, we got busy with our lives (and our grief) and stopped writing. Did you know I lost my brother in 2007 and my Mom in 2010?
I wrote to you when your mom passed away…don’t know if it reached you.
Somehow I did not know about Larry’s passing. Or did I?
Would like to hear from you.
Your cousin,
Denise