*
G., Mr. - put up money to help Works Publishing Company
after Bert T. put
tailor shop as collateral; also see "Cochran,
Mr."
*
Galbraith, Ernie W. - see "Ernie
G - Akron"
*
Gallagher, Father J.G. - worked with Sister
Ignatia (D
221)
*
Gammeter, John - neighbor Henrietta
Seiberling, put Bill up at Portage Country Club; self
made man son of washer woman, started B.F. Goodrich Company
(P
144)
*
Garth M. - new Toledo A.A.; group gave $2 roll of
nickels to buy 40 copies 1941
Saturday Evening Post with Jack
Alexander article (P
247)
*
Gavin, Della - birth name for Sister
Ignatia, see "Ignatia
\ Sister Mary Ignatia Gavin"
*
Gene C. - Chicago A.A. (D
302)
*
Gene, "Big" - 'civilian' friend of
Morris B. (BB3
462)
*
George - elevator operator in Fitz
M's story (BB3
500)
*
George B. - he & Al
S. instrumental persuading Knickerbocker Hospital
to set aside ward just for alcoholics under A.A. sponsorship,
1st New York hospital do so (G
87)
*
George D. - early A.A. (D
106)
*
George F. - Norwegian immigrant, started A.A. in Oslo
Norway (E
44) (H 123)
*
George G. - chairman Trustees' Archives Committee,
presided official ribbon cutting ceremonies open archives
November 3 1975; professor communications Hofstra University
(G
108,127,131)
*
George H. - stayed at Bill & Lois's house; took
Jack W. Bellevue -but
they locked him up instead; killed in WWII (L
105,121)
*
George H. - pro conference New York A.A., surveyed
groups around country concerning self government 1948
(D
320-2)
*
George M. - husband of Ceil
F. (BB3
321-4u, 322)
*
George R. - met alcoholic Scottish nobleman Philip
who had come to America look into International Christian
Leadership Movement businesses men interested in bringing
God into industry through breakfast clubs for prayer &
planning, 1st session he met George R., Philip sobered
up and took A.A. to Scotland (A
83-4)
*
George S. - Philadelphian; sobered after reading article
"Alcoholics
& God" Liberty magazine September 1939;
Jimmy B. visited after,
1st A.A. Philadelphia meeting in his house (A
17-8) (P 245)
*
Geroldsek, John - Oxford Group member Calvary Episcopal
Mission; heavy-set man, house painter, lived outside mission
(P
117,118-9)
*
Gib K. - Milwaukee pioneer A.A.; gave Bill violin
which Bill treasured (G
35)
*
'Gilly' - Bill's father's nickname; see "Wilson,
Gilman Barrows"
*
Ginger B. / G. - [Ginger B. in index/ G in text] El
Paso Texas; helped by letter Bill wrote, it was destroyed,
asked Bill to write another; example of how Bill's letters
became talismans (P
385,391n)
*
Ginny P. - regular member of 'spook circle',
husband was Tom P. (P
280)
*
Gizycka, Count Josef - Father of Felicia
G. (BB3
401u)
Note:
The above about the Count and Felicia G.
used to read, "Gizyicki, Count Josef
- husband of Felicia G." -Thanks to an email I received,
the above about the Count and Felicia G. has been corrected.
You can read Felicia's
G.'s obitiuary from The New York Times.
*
Gladys S. - Madras India, read about A.A. in Liberty
Magazine, came New York, stayed Stepping Stones, nickname
'Princess', developed crush on Bill, sober 1 year
when died in accident (L
138-139)
*
Goldfoot, Ella - owned of farm Bill & Lois worked
on during 1925 motorcycle trip (B
150) (L 41-42,44) (P
72,73) (BB3 3u)
*
Gordon - early New York A.A. (P
215)
*
Gordon M. - October 1939 found room for A.A. meetings
South Orange Community House NJ, 1st New Jersey A.A. meeting
not in a home; picture appeared in Jack
Alexander article Saturday Evening Post; (L
127) (P 247)
*
Grace - she and husband were asked to love each other
using '24 hour plan' (D
256-7)
*
Grace G. - wife of Abby
G. early Cleveland A.A. (A
21) (BB3 212u,
215u,
?216/Mary)
*
Grace O. - her & husband helped original group
publish Grapevine (A
201)
*
Grassroots, Mr. - anonymous spokesman, Centerville
U.S.A. portraying everybody in A.A. at 2nd International
Convention St. Louis July 1955 (A
41-44)
*
Green, Hetty - richest woman Wall Street turn century,
famous miser, early part century amassed large fortune
& wielded equally large political power; Bill used
this name as nickname for Dr. Emily, see "Wilson,
Dr. Emily Griffith"
*
Greim, Lorraine - Ruth
Hock's assistant, nonalcoholic, started work Newark
January 1940; Bill nicknamed 'Sweetie Pie' (P
235,250)
*
Grennie C. / Grenny - patient of Dr.
Harry Tiebout at Blythewood Sanitarium, friend Marty
M. who said Grennie 'we are no longer alone'
-famous A.A. statement, summarizes relief felt by every
isolated alcoholic finally finding Fellowship (A
3) (G 66) (H
369) (L 124,127) (P
213,216)
*
'Griffith' - name Jack
Alexander 1941 Saturday Evening Post article
gave Bill for anonymity
*
Griffin, Clarence - Gardner Fayette Griffith's only
son, Bill's uncle, died 1894 Colorado (P
28,31,406)
*
Griffith, Ella Brock - Bill's mothers mother (grandmother),
married Gardner Fayette Griffith, raised Bill since age
10 & sister Dorothy, died 1921 (N
10) (P 25, 27, 28, 45, 46,
55, 70) (W 139)
*
Griffith, Family - Bill's mother's family (P
15, 41, 126)
*
Griffith, Gardner Fayette - Bill's mother's father
(grandfather), Bill's substitute father; Civil War veteran;
married Ella Brock; nickname -Jolly because he
usually wasn't, East Dorset's most prosperous citizen
when he died in 1924 (P
20, 25, 27-28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 45-7, 52, 64, 70) (N
10, 16) (W 139) (BB3
10u)
*
Griffith, Helen - husband died of alcoholism, best
friend sobered up in Jersey group; newcomer Bill helped;
woman of means, interested building new houses & fixing
up old ones; built house Wilson's got April 11, 1941,
Bill & Lois move into Bedford Hills NY home 23 years
after marriage it was their 1st house, called Stepping
Stones; (B
316-317) (L 133,136) (P
259-260)
*
Griffith, Millie - Bill's aunt, (P
13)
*
Griffith, Robert - Bill's cousin, Brattleboro (P
27,28)
*
Griffith, Silas - Gardner Fayette Griffith's cousin,
Vermont's 1st millionaire (P
28)
*
Griffith, Will - got terms agents so Bill's grandfather
could buy & sell cars (P
46)
*
Grinnell, Catherine 'Katy' - member rich family
New Bedford Massachusetts, lost husband WWI, entertained
soldiers (P
55-6)
*
Grinnell, Dr. - treated Bill around 1915 while Bill
enrolled Norwich University (P
45)
*
Grinnell, Emmy - member rich family New Bedford Massachusetts,
husband gone WWI, entertained soldiers (P
55-6)
*
Grinnell Family - wealthy & leading socialite
family New Bedford Massachusetts, gave party for service
men, where Bill took 1st drink -Bronx cocktail, age 22
(B
104,106) (N 13) (P
55) (W 145-146)
*
Gulden, Frank - former Trustee (A
6,208) (H 194)
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