StoryCorps: Lisa Ray

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Lisa Ray remembers her father, Lenoir Ray. Read the full description.

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Lisa Ray grew up in the late 1960s in Flat Rock, North Carolina. When Lisa was just six, her father, Lenoir (luh-NOR) Ray, passed away.

Here, Lisa shares one of the few memories she has about her dad.

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Piece Description

Lisa Ray grew up in the late 1960s in Flat Rock, North Carolina. When Lisa was just six, her father, Lenoir (luh-NOR) Ray, passed away.

Here, Lisa shares one of the few memories she has about her dad.

Broadcast History

NPR's Morning Edition 1/15/2010

Transcript

LR: I lost my father when I was six and half and I just don't really have that many strong memories of him. The ones that I do have, I kind of cling to uh.... When I was five I started to get a loose tooth and I told mom it was ready to come out and uh she said, "Well, you know wait til Daddy gets home, that's his job." So he got home and started to go to work on it and when it was over he told me all these stories about the Tooth Fairy, you know, what it would be like when she came and what fairies were like. So when I went to bed that night I was so excited. My sister and I shared a bedroom and I put my tooth under the pillow and I woke up the next morning and I stuck my hand under the pillow and pulled out my tooth.

Momma and Daddy were eating breakfast so I held out my hand with the tooth on it. Momma started to say something and Daddy just threw his hand out and stopped her and sa...
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