The more I realize my case is just a drop of water in a huge cess pool of corruption.
There are stories that are so much important than mine.
It might take a year - or ten years - but I will continue to document, research, and expose.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
Dissapearing Acts - Oh Nicholas Ward Where art thou?
Nicholas Ward Knight of Malta - and President to the Royal Crown of Charlemagne vanishes from the last accounting. So does 30 thousand dollars!
It's almost magical.
Along with Ward's disappearance 30 thousand dollars that was in my father's Smith Barney Account market account for the past 11 years did as well!
Judge Burgess awarded all of that to Ward and Markham
19 years after our father's death my sister and I received zero.
Last accounting I had there was 32 thousand dollars in my dad's account. Now there is 30 and Ward received that.
Where is Nicholas Ward's name?
There must be some Crown of Charlemagne magic going on here.
My sister and I never received this accounting ( for the past 19 years) - which Judge Burgess kindly enters in his own hand witting " there are no objections". How can we object to money that has magically "disappeared"?
Also the 5 thousand dollars - that the shares were sold for ( James M*rket*s represents the Herbert Best who purchased them) the received was then sent to the IRS.
I want proof Ward and Burgess paid Gerald Role.
I also want to know why the actual share value of (15 thousand dollars or much more) was not sold and given to the IRS?
My sister and I were told just a few months back by Ward that the shares were worth 15 thousand dollars. Ward gave us a few days to agree to this price - despite not even having the shares. They were "lost" ( ahem in a voting trust).
Now - this is the cool part. My father's bankrupt estate is now is a LAWSUIT! I received this letter two days ago.
Keep in my I was told nobody wanted my father's shares - and if I were to have them "I would have to deal with the IRS'" I have tried for 3 years to remove my grandmother and her two lawyers as PR
I know what the value of the shares are. There is property that is going to be sold in 2010. See the whole block surrounding the little yellow cabs? Stretching all the way to the church. That whole area on the photo is owned by about 20 people - including my dad.
View Larger MapThe WHOLE BLOCK. Diamond share holders own that property.There are two parties in Diamond that have been feuding for quite some time. Diamond owns this whole block on Q street in D.C. The have been preparing to sell in 2010 ( my dad's shares were held in a voting trust ). My father's shares are pivotal.
My sister and I are told my father is the only shareholder who does not own the property because he sold his real estate interest. I have been told ( just recently) that my father "sold his interest in the property value". Well I've gone through all the records see nothing to support this and the date that I was told he sold was ohhhh about 7 months after his death! Dead men can't sell property.
Besides one group told me he did own the property - and the other told me he didn't.Now those two parties are going to have a lawsuit for my dad's worthless shares.
Please.
I can't do anything about this except publish, and expose this as much and as best as I can.I've tried lawyers, I've given everything of my time to discover as much as I again - only to be thawrted and stonewalled everywhere.
I finally got to uploading the evidence and proof of some of the crappy events that happened to me while this case has been going on this year. Including gas leaks, IRS agent visits, trips to the mental ward, and child service visits. All timed perfectly in unison will all court dates.
Before I could only type about them - now I've uploaded a lot of the proof. Click on the documents to read the events.
Carbon Monoxide leaks for days - all amended reports by "someone"
Click on image below for full account
of this harrowing ordeal -
occurred right before I was going to authorities
with my information.
Child Service Visits - after break ins right after the courthearings - Click on image below for more info - thankfully after three months found unfoundeded
Breath Co2 for three days? Want to go to get checked just to make sure you're OK.
Not quite so fast.
Click on link below for full story
For the record I am not homicidal, suicidal. Nor will I ever be - nor have I ever been diagnosed as such.
I am also not upset at any of the parties involved. I feel pity for them. They are just aren't kind individuals.
I am just having a relaxing time uploading and exposing -and will continue to do so. PS I will be editing grammar on this page eventually-there is so much information - placing it in public view is my first priority at this point in time.
I am also not upset at any of the parties involved. I feel pity for them. They are just aren't kind individuals.
I am just having a relaxing time uploading and exposing -and will continue to do so. PS I will be editing grammar on this page eventually-there is so much information - placing it in public view is my first priority at this point in time.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Musings
I've been working more on my web page. It's going pretty well. I am going to probably hiring an editor to help me with it. I used to be such a good writer - I don't know what happened to me. Perhaps it's because it's a subject that stirs up inner emotions and is so close to me.
Speaking of close. I'm feeling cheated. Not just out of my dad's estate - but I've come to the realization that almost ALL THE LAWYERS in my dad's estate have some connection with the C.I.A. - No JOKE!
Even the one I was told to call to speak with that represents the man that bought my father's shares this past month!
Talking about not a fair legal came - it's tough enough for the average probate victim to go up against regular lawyers - now imagine if they are all connected in some way or another with the CIA and powerful leaders.
Let's take a look at the CIA connections. Not saying they work for the CIA but they all have connections in one way or another.
First I'll start off with a newly discovered lawyer I have been speaking to who represents Diamond's president who purchased the shares from my grandmother's new lawyer. Very pleasant man might I add.
J**mes M**rket*s. Now Mr. M**rket*s's is working on a case with a lawyer in his firm . ...
T*****s W****n. Mr. W**** has handled a variety of procurement-related matters. He is presently litigating, with James M*****s, a massive legal malpractice action arising out of the termination of a N*vy contract for convenience. Mr. M*rket*s has litigated a number of government procurement disputes, including ADP bid protests before the General Services Board of Contract Appeals
The most interesting thing is that the lawyer in his firm he working on a case with at this moment defended Backwater in the Square Matter Baghdad, Iraq. Matters for a government contractor requiring deployments to Afghanistan and West Africa; AND RCRA investigation defense of a metals company in Yuma Arizona!
Not only that get this he was the Chief of the 1950s/early 1960s CIA's drug testing program known as MKULTRA! And he still has top ultra clearance level.
Oh and he also went to Georgetown Law School at the same time my grandmother's new lawyer Nicholas D Ward did! 1966 - 1967.
Washington D.C. is such a small place. So Nicholas D Ward help assist close my father's estate and sold the shares to the President of Diamond - who is represented by J**mes Ma*rke*s - whose currently working on a case with T**ms W*lls*n who went to Georgetown Law School with Ward.
Anyways in my previous post - I connected the founder of my grandmother's lawyer's law firm with the C.I.A. Now not only that Ward well ...let just say this ...has an address connected with someone big in the C.I.A.
Blahhhh And what might I ask - what is the interest in my father's closing "bankrupt" estate. Lawyers of this kind of caliber don't deal with bankrupt estates? Do they?
Or is is just a D.C. thing ?
Aren't there like start up lawyers who usually deal with bankrupt estates?
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Makes perfect sense now . .
I just found out yesterday that Judge Burgess only has three weeks left as probate judge. It never made sense to me why all of a sudden after 19 years there was such a rush to close out the estate. Now it does. I've started my web page - it's still in rough draft version. My page and blog are one of just thousands online. Every one who speaks out against probate theft and fraud is helping to make the public aware of how terrible and easy it is for lawyers and unscrupulous individual to steal.
http://www.dcprobatemafia.com/
http://www.dcprobatemafia.com/
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Terrifying events these past 6 months since I have been vocal
all perfectly timed too.
My logical mind that they were all just coincidences - yet the timing was like clock work - and my instincts tell me other wise.
The events were so frightening - that I kind of have gone into a sense of denial. Locked it out of my mind. Now for me to express that these events were so "frightful" sounds as if I were trying to sensationalize the ordeal. I'm not. I'm a strong woman and I've been through a lot. I lived in one of the most dangerous parts of the third world for a good half of my adult life - and well I could write some terrifying stories.
Those incidents, whilst being very scary, did not impact me like the incidents here that I experienced almost in a snowball like fashion - write after I started to become very vocal about what I was discovering about the lawyer, my the money hidden, the suspicious surrounding around my grandfather's death, and perhaps going so far to doubt a Judge online.
I was innocent insomuch as I was honestly looking for answers around our dad's probate case, discovering who our grandfather was. I lost my father at such an important time period in my life - right when one is entering adulthood. And unfortunately our last conversation was an argument. That night after our argument he passed away. I never got to say "I'm sorry". I was very hopeful and believed that if I could prove via a discovery process what was stolen and how many years of an estate (being open 18 years) that it would be simple case closed justice for my sister and myself. I wanted my sister to have some connection to her father ( she was much younger than I when he passed). And I felt deep in my heart I was making that last argument up to him - and helping him to assist my sister and give her an education that I know he so deeply desired for her.
What I didn't realize is that I was opening a can of worms, of allegations that if proven true , would make a few powerful people not look too good. The desire to expose was not a witch hunt - but of pleading and hoping for logic and justice. Kind of a way to shout out to the world "Hey look - this is *possibly* white coller criminal activity - and can you believe out of all places in our nation's capitol?
Ahhh my niavity - D.C. lawyers and Judges are powerful and from what I have read about whistle blowers being suicided or accident-ed off within the beltway is downright scary. It's sort of the what goes on in Vegas stays in Vegas mentality. Except inside the beltway are the people who rule and govern the world. Everyone so far in my father's" insolvent estate" - via investigation have close connections what people would consider the "ruling elite". They were appointed by former Presidents , and have parties in their D.C. homes with powerful people in the government.
It's time to realize that I have put my self in some kind of danger. Actually I realized that when the bad stuff first started happening to me - but I really just brushed it aside - hoping that it was all coincidences.
I never wanted to write this in a blog - post all this information up. I am very much into privacy and hold my father and memories dear to me and would never want to ...well put all this up on a public forum.
However - I had once incident happen to me - perhaps the scariest event in my life - that prompted me to turn to the web and post all my discoveries on the web in a two day flurry - with total disregard to spelling or any embarrassment I might face.
I was in survival mode. I actually the terrifying event - WHILE it was happening on an online forum.
That brings me to the subject of psychops. This is a term that I ran upon whilst reading a blog from other probate victims of fraud.
http://atlantaattacks.wordpress.com/estate-fraud/
My mouth dropped when I read what the poor lady who writes this blog went through - because almost the exact same tactics were used in my case. Good thing I have proof of a lot of what went on in these past few months when I became so vocal in my protest.
Anyways their blog is very informative - here are some of the tactics. Not to sound repetitive - these incidents could have all been accidents - however the timing of the events my case was just uncanny.
I hope others who go thought the same thing will find these blogs and find out that they are NOT ALONE.
http://atlantaattacks.wordpress.com/estate-fraud/
It's far more terrifying to realize that these tactics are being used on American soil - by Americans.
I grew up ( as most American do ) believing in the integrity of people in positions of power within our government. When I was living in South America I had some scary incidents - but hey that came with the territory of being down there in the first place. But to have what could be such organized and planned bullying by people here - is just bind boggling. Even more so that all I am doing is seeking justice.
I do believe in human spirit , and the kindness of people - that is what helps me to relax and sleep at night. If it weren't for a few people in position of law enforcement- who took my phone calls seriously - and who looked at my supporting docuemnts - I'm not quite sure I'd still be typing here today. I thank them - whoever they were - and the ones I know who they are. They might not have done anything about it - but just hearing a sincere voice over the phone and being able to get my story out made me feel safer in a very harrowing time of my life.
If you are a victim of this kind of abuse - it is very important not too loose your faith and trust in people.
It's also important not to get to wound up into it. Yes it's important to stand up for your rights and to speak out - but after being bullied, harassed, threatened, it makes it all the more difficult to get out of that web of thinking and as the U2 song goes "Stuck in a moment that you can't get out of" Even whilst living through something miserable - it is important to enjoy life - in order to make whatever kind of ordeal you might be going through that you put into Google that led you to this particular post.
If you've gone through stuff like this - or still are - don't forget to go out, breath air, treat yourself, watch a comedy, spend time with family and loved ones - this is part of the healing process.
My logical mind that they were all just coincidences - yet the timing was like clock work - and my instincts tell me other wise.
The events were so frightening - that I kind of have gone into a sense of denial. Locked it out of my mind. Now for me to express that these events were so "frightful" sounds as if I were trying to sensationalize the ordeal. I'm not. I'm a strong woman and I've been through a lot. I lived in one of the most dangerous parts of the third world for a good half of my adult life - and well I could write some terrifying stories.
Those incidents, whilst being very scary, did not impact me like the incidents here that I experienced almost in a snowball like fashion - write after I started to become very vocal about what I was discovering about the lawyer, my the money hidden, the suspicious surrounding around my grandfather's death, and perhaps going so far to doubt a Judge online.
I was innocent insomuch as I was honestly looking for answers around our dad's probate case, discovering who our grandfather was. I lost my father at such an important time period in my life - right when one is entering adulthood. And unfortunately our last conversation was an argument. That night after our argument he passed away. I never got to say "I'm sorry". I was very hopeful and believed that if I could prove via a discovery process what was stolen and how many years of an estate (being open 18 years) that it would be simple case closed justice for my sister and myself. I wanted my sister to have some connection to her father ( she was much younger than I when he passed). And I felt deep in my heart I was making that last argument up to him - and helping him to assist my sister and give her an education that I know he so deeply desired for her.
What I didn't realize is that I was opening a can of worms, of allegations that if proven true , would make a few powerful people not look too good. The desire to expose was not a witch hunt - but of pleading and hoping for logic and justice. Kind of a way to shout out to the world "Hey look - this is *possibly* white coller criminal activity - and can you believe out of all places in our nation's capitol?
Ahhh my niavity - D.C. lawyers and Judges are powerful and from what I have read about whistle blowers being suicided or accident-ed off within the beltway is downright scary. It's sort of the what goes on in Vegas stays in Vegas mentality. Except inside the beltway are the people who rule and govern the world. Everyone so far in my father's" insolvent estate" - via investigation have close connections what people would consider the "ruling elite". They were appointed by former Presidents , and have parties in their D.C. homes with powerful people in the government.
It's time to realize that I have put my self in some kind of danger. Actually I realized that when the bad stuff first started happening to me - but I really just brushed it aside - hoping that it was all coincidences.
I never wanted to write this in a blog - post all this information up. I am very much into privacy and hold my father and memories dear to me and would never want to ...well put all this up on a public forum.
However - I had once incident happen to me - perhaps the scariest event in my life - that prompted me to turn to the web and post all my discoveries on the web in a two day flurry - with total disregard to spelling or any embarrassment I might face.
I was in survival mode. I actually the terrifying event - WHILE it was happening on an online forum.
That brings me to the subject of psychops. This is a term that I ran upon whilst reading a blog from other probate victims of fraud.
http://atlantaattacks.wordpress.com/estate-fraud/
My mouth dropped when I read what the poor lady who writes this blog went through - because almost the exact same tactics were used in my case. Good thing I have proof of a lot of what went on in these past few months when I became so vocal in my protest.
Anyways their blog is very informative - here are some of the tactics. Not to sound repetitive - these incidents could have all been accidents - however the timing of the events my case was just uncanny.
I hope others who go thought the same thing will find these blogs and find out that they are NOT ALONE.
http://atlantaattacks.wordpress.com/estate-fraud/
It's far more terrifying to realize that these tactics are being used on American soil - by Americans.
I grew up ( as most American do ) believing in the integrity of people in positions of power within our government. When I was living in South America I had some scary incidents - but hey that came with the territory of being down there in the first place. But to have what could be such organized and planned bullying by people here - is just bind boggling. Even more so that all I am doing is seeking justice.
I do believe in human spirit , and the kindness of people - that is what helps me to relax and sleep at night. If it weren't for a few people in position of law enforcement- who took my phone calls seriously - and who looked at my supporting docuemnts - I'm not quite sure I'd still be typing here today. I thank them - whoever they were - and the ones I know who they are. They might not have done anything about it - but just hearing a sincere voice over the phone and being able to get my story out made me feel safer in a very harrowing time of my life.
If you are a victim of this kind of abuse - it is very important not too loose your faith and trust in people.
It's also important not to get to wound up into it. Yes it's important to stand up for your rights and to speak out - but after being bullied, harassed, threatened, it makes it all the more difficult to get out of that web of thinking and as the U2 song goes "Stuck in a moment that you can't get out of" Even whilst living through something miserable - it is important to enjoy life - in order to make whatever kind of ordeal you might be going through that you put into Google that led you to this particular post.
If you've gone through stuff like this - or still are - don't forget to go out, breath air, treat yourself, watch a comedy, spend time with family and loved ones - this is part of the healing process.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Knight of Malta - Nicholas D Ward - get the rest of my father's estate!
Not just a Knight of Malta he's the President General Order of the Crown Of Charlemagne - was working to help close a "bankrupt cab driver's estate"!
A "bankrupt cab driver "who was the heir to Allen and Garcia land deeds - and whose grandfather was the Vice President of Allen and Garcia which was one of the largest mining companies based out of Chicago . . .
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Judge Alfred Franklin Burgess has decided to give the remaining balance in my father's money market account to the new lawyer hired by my grandmother this year. This lawyer's tactics were downright cruel.
When I asked him if he had any children - and did he like stealing inheritances outside the DC court room he broke out into laughter. I also was crying ( stupid I know but I get emotional when I think about my dad ) I told him it's been 18 years - my sister would like some closure. To which he responded , "You'll get your closure soon".
A few days later in the mail my sister and I found out Judge Burgess gave everything to this man . . .
He did warn me months ago that he was close to the Probate Judge and that no matter what I found out or discovered it wouldn't matter since he was so close to the Judge. I wonder if any of the 20 fraternal organizations he's a member of Judge Burgess is as well? Would be interesting connection. . .
Anyways...
He's also in some really nice company . . .or powerful that is . .
Let's take a look at some the other Knight of Malta
KNIGHTS OF MALTA
Otto von Habsburg
General Richard Stilwell
Konrad Adenauer
Giulio Andreotti
Federico Silva Munoz
General Vernon Walters
William E. Colby
William Westmoreland
Frank C Carlucci
Stanley S Bass
Nelson Mandela
Tony Blair
Louis Bloomfield
Rick Santorum
Phyllis Schaffly
Fritz Thyssen
Herman Schmidt
Franz von Papen
Juan Carlos
George Tenet
John J. DeGioia
Oliver North
George H.W Bush
Craig J Neumann de Paulo
Joseph Hagan
Fra James V Stroebel
Ted Kennedy
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Alexander Haig Jr
Patrick Messina
Joseph E. Schmitz
Karen Garver
Thomas Monaghan
Bowie Kuhn
Jeremiah Denton
Alan Keyes
Paul Henkels
Richard Campbell
Geoffrey T Boisi
Bernard Jensen
Fred Monroe Zeder II
James Jesus Angleton
Nicholas Donnell Ward
Charles Clement Lucas, Jr.
Leonard T. Scully.
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No wonder it's been so friggin hard for me to get the IRS and other agencies to look into this. Also I mentioned the Allen and Garcia land trusts that would have gone to my father...well the Donetz Coal Basin trust my great grandfather worked on was financed by two of the the old family names in this list.
Ughhh sorry this man's face, and manicure say it all. Drink in one hand and cigar in the other. This is the man that Judge Burgess awards all the money left in William Cooley's estate for one month of work.
Judge Burgess decided to give it to him and not the IRS. WTF?
He's already got millions - perhaps he can treat himself to a manicure - or Jenny Craig with the money from my father's money market account.
I've been reading some excellent blogs. This blog and my exposure of this case has very little to do with money. It has to do with ethics, family ties, human connection. What's right and what's wrong.
The blogger from this site aptly named "Estate Of Denial" writes this which sums up my thoughts
Imagine if he had everything taken away from him by greedy relative. I'm sure he wouldn't be laughing. Yet he can play with the "little people" because he's one of the big people. And when I mean big people - he probably one of the only members of the Knights of Malta who doesn't need a life jacket on a boat!
He touts himself as American Royalty, and is surrounded by powerful and intelligent individuals - yet all that comes to mind when I think of him is grave robber.
A "bankrupt cab driver "who was the heir to Allen and Garcia land deeds - and whose grandfather was the Vice President of Allen and Garcia which was one of the largest mining companies based out of Chicago . . .
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Judge Alfred Franklin Burgess has decided to give the remaining balance in my father's money market account to the new lawyer hired by my grandmother this year. This lawyer's tactics were downright cruel.
When I asked him if he had any children - and did he like stealing inheritances outside the DC court room he broke out into laughter. I also was crying ( stupid I know but I get emotional when I think about my dad ) I told him it's been 18 years - my sister would like some closure. To which he responded , "You'll get your closure soon".
A few days later in the mail my sister and I found out Judge Burgess gave everything to this man . . .
He did warn me months ago that he was close to the Probate Judge and that no matter what I found out or discovered it wouldn't matter since he was so close to the Judge. I wonder if any of the 20 fraternal organizations he's a member of Judge Burgess is as well? Would be interesting connection. . .
Anyways...
He's also in some really nice company . . .or powerful that is . .
Let's take a look at some the other Knight of Malta
KNIGHTS OF MALTA
Otto von Habsburg
General Richard Stilwell
Konrad Adenauer
Giulio Andreotti
Federico Silva Munoz
General Vernon Walters
William E. Colby
William Westmoreland
Frank C Carlucci
Stanley S Bass
Nelson Mandela
Tony Blair
Louis Bloomfield
Rick Santorum
Phyllis Schaffly
Fritz Thyssen
Herman Schmidt
Franz von Papen
Juan Carlos
George Tenet
John J. DeGioia
Oliver North
George H.W Bush
Craig J Neumann de Paulo
Joseph Hagan
Fra James V Stroebel
Ted Kennedy
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Alexander Haig Jr
Patrick Messina
Joseph E. Schmitz
Karen Garver
Thomas Monaghan
Bowie Kuhn
Jeremiah Denton
Alan Keyes
Paul Henkels
Richard Campbell
Geoffrey T Boisi
Bernard Jensen
Fred Monroe Zeder II
James Jesus Angleton
Nicholas Donnell Ward
Charles Clement Lucas, Jr.
Leonard T. Scully.
________________
__No wonder it's been so friggin hard for me to get the IRS and other agencies to look into this. Also I mentioned the Allen and Garcia land trusts that would have gone to my father...well the Donetz Coal Basin trust my great grandfather worked on was financed by two of the the old family names in this list.
Ughhh sorry this man's face, and manicure say it all. Drink in one hand and cigar in the other. This is the man that Judge Burgess awards all the money left in William Cooley's estate for one month of work.
Judge Burgess decided to give it to him and not the IRS. WTF?
He's already got millions - perhaps he can treat himself to a manicure - or Jenny Craig with the money from my father's money market account.
I've been reading some excellent blogs. This blog and my exposure of this case has very little to do with money. It has to do with ethics, family ties, human connection. What's right and what's wrong.
The blogger from this site aptly named "Estate Of Denial" writes this which sums up my thoughts
"As people’s entitlement mentality grows, probate has become an excellent venue for weaponization of the legal system by grave robbers, property poachers, asset looters and walker stalkers looking to divert assets in a manner contrary to the stated intentions of honest, hard-working Americans. Losing the ability to determine the final distribution of one’s assets is a tragedy for Americans individually, as families and for us as a country in that the intergenerational transfer of assets has historically helped to strengthen our social and economic fabric."
Nicholas D Ward is very proud of his heritage and past. He touts himself as American Royalty, and is surrounded by powerful and intelligent individuals - yet all that comes to mind when I think of him is grave robber.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
More on Flora & Harry Cooley
Here is the obituary I found on my father's grandmother Flora Cooley.
My grandfather the architect was the sole survivor and heir to the estate and land.
It's sad because I realize he was really was alone.
Just like the obituary article says his body was thrown 70 - and "he was alone".
He truly was alone in this world. Apart from his wife, and his children he had no other surviving relatives. :(
Sad :(
It clearly states that my great grandfather Harry B Cooley was the vice president for Allen and Garcia mining engineer company
Here are just a few snippets I have found off the web about his company.
he new tipple at Reliance was built to handle the increased
output from the new No. 7 mine as well as from No. 1 and No. 4 mines. By 1942, more than 1.2 million tons of coal were being produced at Reliance. This rose to 1.4 million tons in 1943. This increased production occurred during World War II, but it was made possible by improvements put in place during the depression. Tracing the economic and construction history of the Reliance Tipple is enlightening in showing the nature of corporate investments during the Depression.
My grandfather the architect was the sole survivor and heir to the estate and land.
It's sad because I realize he was really was alone.
Just like the obituary article says his body was thrown 70 - and "he was alone".
He truly was alone in this world. Apart from his wife, and his children he had no other surviving relatives. :(
Sad :(
It clearly states that my great grandfather Harry B Cooley was the vice president for Allen and Garcia mining engineer company
Here are just a few snippets I have found off the web about his company.
he new tipple at Reliance was built to handle the increased
output from the new No. 7 mine as well as from No. 1 and No. 4 mines. By 1942, more than 1.2 million tons of coal were being produced at Reliance. This rose to 1.4 million tons in 1943. This increased production occurred during World War II, but it was made possible by improvements put in place during the depression. Tracing the economic and construction history of the Reliance Tipple is enlightening in showing the nature of corporate investments during the Depression. The Reliance Tipple was completed in September of 1936. Prior to that time, the mines at Reliance were served by a smaller wooden tipple. The construction of the steel tipple was a sizeable project and generated employment for both Reliance and Rock Springs. Allen and Garcia Company of Chicago, Illinois, was awarded the engineering contract for $12,000. A & G, as they were called, estimated their actual costs at $13,400. Naturally, A & G wanted to be compensated for the cost overruns. This would not be the only cost overrun Union Pacific encountered. Union Pacific attempted to utilize local contractors. For example, Kellogg Lumber in Rock Springs helped with the concrete work in the construction of this "ultra-modern" facility. Ultimately, thousands of dollars would be pumped into the local economy. The total cost of the tipple came to $232,700.83. The structural steel alone cost $32,789.07 which included the purchase price and installation. Yet, the biggest single expenditure was $90,854.83 spent for 350 mine cars.
On September 30, 1935, Burkhardt and Sons of Denver were awarded the contract for the steel work. By the spring of 1936, Burkhardt was accused by Allen and Garcia of being too slow in shipping steel to Reliance. Burkhardt countered by claiming due to weather delays and the alleged slowness of A & G to provide engineer drawings, the steel shipments were delayed. Allen and Garcia lost patience with the Burkhardt's, calling them "a bunch of stubborn Germans." Steel would not be in place at Reliance until May 1, 1936.
From the beginning, Allen and Garcia 
Company did not like the Union Pacific's choice of Burkhardt and Sons to do the steel work. In a somewhat condescending tone, a representative from the A & G Company wrote the home office reporting: "I feel that they are doing everything possible to get this job out for you. There is this drawback, however - you must remember that steel fabrication in Denver has followed rather simple lines, such as buildings and bridges, and steel organizations in Denver are not fully familiar with tipple fabrication." S. Tescher, who wrote the letter, goes on to write: "The drawings are rather complicated for men that have been accustomed to fabricating framing for steel buildings and bridges. The numerous bends, angles, and other intricate details have slowed up this work considerably." Of course, you cannot read blueprints that have not been drawn, and Burkhardt commonly countered with the response, he had no blueprints. Burkhardt always contended the steel would be ready by May 1, 1936, a promise he fulfilled. Amazingly, in spite of the delays, by September 1, 1936, the tipple was essentially completed.
The Rock Springs Daily Rocket for October 1, 1936, described the tipple in detail. The newspaper reported, "The new ultra-modern tipple which the Union Pacific Coal company has had erected for its two mines at Reliance has been completed and this week is being operated by the company . . . ." The reporter also pointed out, "From the efficiency angle the plant is a marvel. It has been designed so that men and machines will make no waste motions, so that both may accomplish the most in output with the least energy, and so that the maximum of productive and repair work may be done without danger to the men or to the machinery." The newspaper captured the essence of the effort by the Union Pacific. The facility had been built to increase efficiency and ultimately reduce the number of people needed to operate the equipment.
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