Re: Rhames history
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Rhames history
Charles Rhames II 9/10/06
Hello,What would you like to know?Your biological father, Charles C. Rhames, is from Wewahitchika, Florida. I know he had 2 sisters. I do not know if his parents are alive or not. We visited with them when you were under a year old for a very short time. I divorced him after I came to Richmond, and he was sent to prison for a number of felonies, or so I was told. You lived with my parents Emzy and Marion Mervin until I got settled and found a job to support us. I Married David McConkey, whom I later divorced for his drinking and child abusivness to you and your sister Therese. Later I found out to what extent that abusiveness went, much later. Then I married a very kind man and we got married in the church at St. Andrews which you attended and my brother Tim and his wife Nancy, stood up for us. His name is Allen Medford. On the day we got married in the church Allen became a full catholic. He received all the sacrements. He was good to you and Terri. You went to Seton Catholic school, and entered Richmond High in the ninth grade. You enlisted early from RHS, and did not graduate there, but got your GED in the Army. You went to Florida after we asked you not to, and you went awol from the service. I see Cory from time to time and he says he hasn,t spoken to you in quite sometime.Allen and you were good to each other, you guys had allot of fun. You did not care for Allen's son tho, Timmy. When we went on vacation to Alpena, Michigan to fish and spent 3 weeks in the cabin, you really did not like Timmy, and Timmy did not like you because of your relationship with Allen. Timmy felt that you stoled his father from him, but that wasn't true. Timmy refused to listen to Allen and took the boat out without having his life jacket on and you told Allen. We ended up sending Timmy back to his mother and stepfather in Wisconsin. When you went to Florida you stayed with Mary and Jim Stout. Things did not go well for you there. I understand that they kicked you out after she put you into some awfull situations. Then your grandmother said some things and I haven't spoken to any of you since. When Allen became a truck driver, my mother told him that he could come up there and visit when he came into Florida, but whatever it was my mother was told Allen was not allowed to see my mother, which came from Mary and Jim.My parents, use to come up and visit us all the time. You, and Allen and Terri was going to play a stunt on my parents. I'm really amazed that you do not remember allot of things. You and I was really close. Out of my 3 children, you were the only one who kept his bedroom looking so very nice. We had family night every Friday night. We would go on Nature hikes and Allen taught us all what to look for and how to be nice to the enviroment. Terri refused to follow the house rules, and missed out on allot of outings. I remember when we caught her smoking how hard you laughed when she turned green when we made her smoke one of Grandfathers cigars. You commented that that was one of the ugliest shades of green you ever saw. I also remember we had a family vote on whether Terri was going to stay with the family or if she was going to go to that Tim Cummings place for uncontrollable children. You wanted her gone.I did not find out things until Terri was 14 what some of the stuff that David did to you and her, and then what she did to Vanessa. Terri told me after Vanessa turned 18. I have been trying to find you for a long time Buddy. But was told you didn't want Allen and I. I was also told that you seem to think Allen was abusive to you. That was David, NOT Allen.You had so much respect for my father, your grandfather, do you think your grandfather would want to adopt someone that was mean and hateful? He wanted to adopt Allen so the Mervin name could go on. Allen and my father got along so very well. Why else would they have come up all those years and stayed with us on their vacations? My father could not stand David nor Chuck, because they were both so abusive.I do not know what all you were told by Mary and Jim but we tried warning you, but you would not listen, and the family got torn apart. I understand you married a nice Potugese girl and she comes from a nice family. I am very happy for you. I also understand you have a beautiful baby boy.We, Allen and I, have not talked to Terri since she lied about us in court and took David back as her father. I should have listened to my father years ago about her, but I didn't and now oh well, that's not worth discussing.If you want anymore info, you can reach me at this e-mail address [email protected]. If you do decide to contact me I would like to have a family picture of you, your wife and son. If not, you don't have to worry about me bothering you anymore.We still live where you last lived with us on S.W. 3rd street. Allen and I will be married 25 years by the J.P. this May and again in 2014 when we married in the church. Allen is a heart transplant, thanks in part to Terri. He is not doing well, he is also in renal failure. It is because of the antirejection medicines he is on. I'm wheel chair bound and home bound. I do not go out much at all. I'm a diabetic, and have a number of medical problems.I would like to know if my mother is still alive and whether or not she is still living with Mary and Jim.As always in prayer, your mother, Beverly