Rae Madia

After being discharged from the military, Gordon met and married Inez O. Ruhl (in Marion, Ohio). They moved to Hale Center, Texas and opened a family clothing store. They had one son (our brother): William Gordon Wealch born September 1950 in Plainview, Tx. Bill couldn't remember his father, who left when he was about two years old. Bill died at age 26 of Hodgkins Disease. (Gordon Wealch was our step father.)

Pasquale Madia was born on April 3, 1893, and died at age 34 years old on February 19, 1928. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Pasquale Madia.

Salvatore (Sam) was born in San Giovanni in 1924 to Pasquale and Theresa Morella Madia. Named after his grandfather, Salvatore Madia, his mother died a week after his birth. His father remarried (Elizabeth) and brought him to the United States when he was approx. 4 years old. His father died when Sam was 4-5 years old and he was raised by his adoptive mother, Elizabeth. Sam had two sisters, Katherine (older) and Mary Gloria (younger). He has relatives in West Virginia, Montreal, Canada and San Giovanni, Italy. Sam has four children: Marc, Victor, Tara and Elizabeth.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sherlyn Kay Jackson.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ina Rae Jackson .

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Inez O. Ruhl Wealch.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Gordon L. Wealch.

Bill's parents were: Gordon L. Wealch (Michigan) and Inez O. Ruhl (Ohio). He had two sisters, Ina Rae and Sherlyn Kay. He lived in Hale Center, Texas, Richwood, Ohio and Ft Worth, Texas. Bill attended Steven F. Austin College and worked for Tandy Corporation. He had a photographic memory, loved music, loved to travel, played three dimensional chess, read constantly and had a dry sense of humor.