Alberta

Alberta was my grandpa’s cousin. She was really the only relative that Grandpa had – or liked for that matter. Alberta was probably a good 10 yrs younger than Grandpa, but because he didn’t have any brothers or sisters, they were very close. Which meant, Alberta was very close to his family – my dad and his siblings. He says that she was by far their favorite cousin! Why you ask? Well, because every time she would come visit them, she would bring bags of toys for them. Every time! Alberta was single until her late 40s/early 50s and never had children of her own, so she would give all that love to the Drexler kids. She was a secretary at a law firm in Philly and when she would come to visit them, she would take a bus. Dad said he and his brother and sisters would sit on the top step of their house, when they knew Alberta was coming, and wait for her to come. Every time a bus would drive by, they’d look to see if it was her bus. Then, as soon as they saw her walking towards them, they’d run up to her and help her carry the bags she brought. Because, as dad says, she would bring grocery bags full of toys for them. Whether it was Christmas time or the middle of May. She would bring them something and they loved her for it!