My dad, Wilfred was born August 5, 1909. He was the 2nd son of Julius and Anna Angrick. Wilfred Henry was baptized on August 8, 1909 at Sacred Heart Church. The priest was Lullus Seeboth, OFM. His sponsors were Henry Seegers and Mary Seegers. He attended school at Sacred Heart. Wilfred's confirmation was April 27, 1919 at Sacred Heart Church. The Bishop was Joseph Chartrand. His sponsor was Philip Seyfried and his confimation name was John. After the death of his father in 1920, Wilfred didn't seem to want to attend school anymore. He was a good boy and didn't cause his mother any trouble but just would not go to school. Times were hard for his mother trying to raise 5 children by herself. She had to work long hours to meet the needs of the family and was forced to put Wilfred in Gibault Home for boys. He was one of the first Catholic boys to attend Gibault. He was 12 years old. While at Gibault, Wilfred had a sponsor who really helped him a lot. His sponsor worked at International Railways in Indianapolis. After Wilfred graduated from Gibault, his sponsor got him a job at International Railways where Wilfred worked for 32 years. He was a mechanic and repaired trolley cars. Wilfred married Celestia about 1930. She had 3 small son's when they met. He and Celestia had a son together in 1944, Wilfred Jr., but he had a heart problem and died within 12 hours. They then had a daughter in 1948, Mary Catherine. She was his pride and joy. They were very close. Wilfred was a native of Indianapolis and lived most of life there. He worked for the International Railways until they sold out to Mayflower company. Together with his mother Anna and wife Celestia, he then bought a family restaurant in 1956 on 38th and College St. in Indianapolis. They served great home cooked meals and had lots of customers and many friends. Wilfred built racecars for a hobby. He loved racing even though he never drove the cars himself. He had a 3 car garage behind his house at 2413 N. Adams St. When not at work, he was in his garage working on the racecars. He had many friends who visited often and enjoyed the racecars. His younger brother Maurice at the age of 16 begged Wilfred to let him drive the racecar but Wilfred never gave in. He loved his brother and didn't want him to ever get hurt. One day while Wilfred was at the restaurant working, his garage was robbed of all his tools and racecars. The neighbors did not see anything and the authorities never found out who did it. He was so hurt. Everything he worked his whole life for was gone forever. It was a terrible loss for him. Wilfred was a catholic and attended St. Francis Church with his daughter Mary. She also attended school there. Mary would go to the restaurant every morning before school with her parents and help get things ready for the day. Wilfred would then take Mary to school. After school each day, Wilfred would pick Mary up and they would go back to the restaurant to finish the day. They would close the restaurant everyday at 7:00pm and gather up all the left overs (donuts & pies) and take them home. Mary would then pass them out to all the kids in the neighborhood. They thought we were rich and always looked forward to the treat. Wilfred and Celestia decided to leave Indianapolis and move to Bloomington, Indiana in 1961. They sold the restaurant and home and moved. In Bloomington, Wilfred was employed at the Indiana University School of Music and died 2 1/2 years later after contracting cancer. He died at the young age of 54. His wife Celestia never remarried. She always said, if she looked for the next hundred years, she could never find a man that could replace him. He was the best man she ever knew and she loved him with all her heart. written by daughter Mary Catherine Angrick Eads