Dick Hallorann’s mother

7 Dick’s mother’s mother—the one with the shining—lived in Clearwater. She was the White Gramma. Not because she was Caucasian, of course, but because she was good. His father’s father lived in Dunbrie, Mississippi, a rural community not far from Oxford. His wife had died long before Dick was born.

Dick’s mother is mentioned in the family account and accompanies family visits.

My brother’s just been killed down in Georgia.’ And when I finally got my momma on the overseas telephone, she told me how it was. “But see, boy, I already knew how it was.” He shook his head slowly, as if dismissing the memory, and looked down at the wide-eyed boy.

Hallorann’s mother confirms Carl’s death in the 1955 rail wreck while Dick is serving in West Germany.

CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT FLORIDA Mrs. Hallorann’s third son, Dick, dressed in his cook’s whites, a Lucky Strike parked in the corner of his mouth, backed his reclaimed Cadillac limo out of its space behind the One-A Wholesale Vegetable Mart and drove slowly around the building.

Narrator identifies Dick as Mrs. Hallorann’s third son; confirms at least two older brothers but does not supply their full roster here.