Ringo poses with his step dad, Harry Graves and his mum Elsie, whose maiden name was Gleave
Ringo's birth father, Richard Starkey, married Elsie in 1936
Ringo was born in 1940, Richard Starkey left Ringo and his mother in 1943. Ringo has no real memories of his birth father and nothing but loving memories of his step dad, Harry. Harry married Elsie on April 17th, 1953
Harry was a great guy and was a wonderful step father to young Richard Starkey. Sometimes love really is stronger than blood
