On Saturday, Sept. 6, the Douglasses will be gathering for a family reunion in Silver Spring, Maryland. It got me and my brother JD thinking about a place we had visited as children—the home of Tom and Tillie. It’s where my dad lived from the time he was born until he was a teenager. I have pretty strong memories of the place and of Tom and Tillie, and I emailed with JD and talked to my dad, Paul, Jr., this weekend to hear their memories and to get details right. A preface: I love the names. Tillie’s a good one, especially when you say “Tom and Tillie.” Her real name was Leoma Carson (no one seems to know where the name Tillie came from). Tom’s mother’s name was Ola Edna but was known simply as Mom. There was Big Gene and Little Gene and Eugene. Paul and Pauline. Tom’s sister, Mary Frances, married a guy named Rivers. And the middle name of my dad and his dad? Manuel. No idea about the story behind that. My mom’s family has some outstanding names as well, but that w