What about that letter?

As we know, Lloyd Anderson worked for the railroad from 1942 until he died in 1967. He was always concerned about doing his job well. We know from the New Solum railroad blog that he was a section foreman and that he accepted his moves throughout his career. He was liked at a laborer and a foreman. He worked with his men.



When he was working in Thief River Falls, he had a boss that came into the place where Lloyd was working and told him to go move something. Lloyd explained that it would be moved and by whom. That is, he had assigned someone to come with equipment to move it. The man started to swear at Lloyd.



While looking through boxes on Thursday, a letter was found written on Soo Line stationary, written in Lloyd's long open hand. The head man needed to know the kind of language the man was using. This wasn't a few choice words, this was a super up on his toes and in-his-face old fashion drill Sergeant sort of berating.



Now, this may not seem like much in our day. You just need to know that Lloyd didn't need to be yelled at. We also need to see that he had a plan to report the fellow. The Soo Line was not a place, nor is any other, now or then, that this sort of conduct is appropriate.



It was always been felt that this episode brought about the heart attack which Lloyd suffered. He died as the result of of the attack by his supervisor. The letter wasn't sent.



Shirley will correct me if I am wrong about this: Lloyd went right from the job to the clinic and an ambulance came to the clinic and brought him to the hospital. The date of the letter and the time of his heart attack are very close. It was just about this day 40 years ago.



Shirley shared "Just read the blog..i hadn't heard about a letter written but not sent before Dad died..I remember some of the stuff that I heard 1st hand at that time..about Baden..and another guy..can't recall his name right now. Also, Donny Omdahl stood by Dad in whatever was going on".



It is not known the his health status before this. We all know he was physically fit and lived a spiritual life. He loved his Lord, his family, his work, and his friends. We do know that Ella had some major conversations with the Soo Line about it.

Happy Birthday Dorothy Schneider on this 22nd day of September. May you have good health until your numbers reverse and you are 96.

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