Malcom Nelson

Malcom Nelson owned the gas station on 112th and Vermont. Eddie Magdaleno was 
a friend of his and used to hang around the station. When Malcom had to leave 
for a day or a few hours, he would often ask Eddie to work in his place. 

The Ray Garner family moved in to the house right behind the station in the 
middle thirties. Ray Garner had at one time had a car repair business, so he 
had a lot in common with Malcom. Lamora Garner met Eddie through the 
familie's friendship with Malcom.  Malcom was a bachelor who lived in a 
little room behind the station ( Probably  in the ell that became  Morgan's 
hardware).  Nella Garner often invited  him to join the family for dinner. 
Mom remembers him as alway being clean and neat and well organized. After mom 
and dad were married in 37, she remembers inviting her parents for a holiday 
dinner and they brought Malcom along. Soon after that Malcom went back to 
Sweden and brought back a bride.

Sometime in the late forties he closed the station and went to work at H&H 
lumber company. Mom remembers calling him at home to tell him the lumber 
company was on fire. Malcom's wife died young from cancer.  He  returned  to 
Sweden and came back with another wife.

Alex Magdaleno