Frederick Louis Tomaschke

Fred ("Tommy") was my cousin and until WW2 stopped us, we drove annually to Oakland for a family visit. Fred and John were tons of fun and had that Macdonald sense of humor. The trip I remember most was in 1939 when we drove 12 hours to the San Francisco World's Fair and stayed with the family. In later years when Fred and Mary married on base in San Diego, my folks and I were the only "guests" in attendance, and I remember it as a very happy union. Once when my dad picked Fred up at the...

This comes a bit late, but I just discovered Tommy's obituary. "Tommy" and John Tomaschke were the two cousins I knew best in growing years when we drove 12 hours from L.A. to get to their Oakland home. It was rare, but they were the most fun a young girl could have as they teased in the Macdonald way, similar to my dad. We did not meet often, but when Tommy married Mary, my folks and I were the only guests at the Naval Base wedding! Tommy visited us often in Los Angeles before he and Mary...