Letter recieved from Laura Rose
Subject: RE: Pfc. John L. Rose
Dear Larry,
I am so honored and touched by Jelle's adoption of John Rose's grave and your assistance for him. Thank you so much for contacting me. John Leroy "Johnny" Rose was my great-uncle and the youngest of 8 children. He was born in Baltimore May 3, 1925 and from what I understand he was in the 251st Engineer's Combat Battalian.
His parents (my great-grandparents on my father's father's side) were Walter Albert Rose and Genevieve Turner Sank Rose. Walter worked as a freight conductor for the B&O railroad in Baltimore.
Of course I never met him as he died well before I was born however one of his sisters, Hazel Madeline Rose Agnuss is still living and I see or speak with her every few weeks. She is the only sibling currently alive and is 94 years of age but she lives at her same home of 50+ years right outside of Baltimore, gets up at 6am every day and takes care of her garden, mows the yard, even drives to the store and her appointments. Her memory never ceases to amaze me so I will be sure to find out more about Johnny (as she refers to him) and I am sure she will be absolutely tickled to know this lovely young person has adopted Johnny's grave.
Please feel free to share my email - (ommitted per board standards) and thanks again so very much for reaching out.
Kind Regards,
Laura Rose