I always got the impression that he was a good man who did a lot for the family, but because of his heritage (obviously with a name like Alvarez he was Mexican or Latino) the family was ashamed of him. All the "imaginary accomplishments" were made up about him BY the family to somewhat justify the fact that he was not a WASP. (Liz Phair's adoptive parents were originally from New Haven, a very WASP area.)
I always got the impression that he was a good man who did a lot for the family, but because of his heritage (obviously with a name like Alvarez he was Mexican or Latino) the family was ashamed of him. All the "imaginary accomplishments" were made up about him BY the family to somewhat justify the fact that he was not a WASP. (Liz Phair's adoptive parents were originally from New Haven, a very WASP area.)