9/11 Memorial

The 9/11 Memorial (also known as the Tear of Grief and the Tear Drop Memorial) sits directly across from NYC, in Bayonne New Jersey, just the other side of the Statue of Liberty. This absolutely beautiful, 100 ft. tall monument was gifted to the people of the United States by the people of Russia in 2006, in memory of all those who lost their lives on that fateful day, September 11, 2001.
The breaking in the cracked facade forms the shape of the two towers. The giant suspended tear drop signifies the tears of the entire world that day.

Taking a Break

Silver Falls State Park - Oregon 2019

I am taking a break from the blog for a bit until I can get Steve's estate taken care of. When things settle down, I hope to get back to blogging.

. . . Sue

Life after surgery

Jimmy III is doing well after his back surgery. He was able to get out and shoot clay pigeons with Jimmy IV and some buddies.

L to R: Friend, Jimmy III, Jimmy IV, and Friend

Cousins at Shaver Lake

Emily, Lisette, and Amy having fun at Shaver Lake for the Memorial Day weekend. They LOVE their "Cousin Time"!

Lineage: Dolores - Diane - Emily

and . . . Dolores - Neil - Lisette & Amy

Happy Birthday Leslie

❤️ Happy Birthday Leslie ❤️

Lineage: Dolores - Sue - Leslie

Kevin

Kevin in Malaysia spending time with friends who made a big ta-doo about his birthday. Kevin has been teaching abroad in Malaysia and will continue on for another year.

Lineage: Dolores - Diane - Kevin

Steve Warchol 3-15-54 to 5-29-20

It is with sadness I tell you that my husband, Steve Warchol, passed away on May 29. He had struggled with throat cancer for the last eight months, and is now pain free in heaven.

Sue

Lineage: Dolores - Sue (Steve Warchol)

SpaceX Rocket Launch

SpaceX’s Demo-2 mission will attempt to launch its first crewed mission for NASA today, Saturday, May 30, at 12:22 p.m. PDT.

Demo-2 marks the first launch of NASA astronauts on a commercial spacecraft and the first launch of American astronauts into orbit on a U.S.-built vehicle from America since 2011. The weather forecast calls for a 60% chance of good launch conditions.

The mission will blast off in Florida from Kennedy Space Center. Two veteran NASA astronauts, Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, will be tucked inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. Launch will begin a 19-hour journey to the International Space Station, where the astronauts will spend between one and four months living and working.

Retrieved from: https://www.space.com/17933-nasa-television-webcasts-live-space-tv.html

The launch can be watched on TV and the Internet.

Farm Life

Maureen, Micah and children are blessed to be living the farm life. Needless to say, the children LOVE it!!!

Lineage: Dolores - Steve - Maureen (Micah), Kirk, and Christine

Taylor Wins Awards

Jeny writes:

Lineage: Mary Lou - Tim - Taylor

Reunion 2015 Memories

Ed and Carol in Aptos at our 2015 Family Reunion.

Fun in a Cotton Trailer

Paul and Ann enjoying country life by getting buried in cotton.

Circa 1945

Happy Birthday Kevin

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEVIN

Happy Birthday Annabelle

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNABELLE

(a day early . . . her real birthday is tomorrow)

Circa 1980

Robert, Ed, and Celeste. 

Circa 1980

Marie the Mechanic 1932

Marie always liked to fix things. Celeste inherited the trait.

Kennecott Copper Mine

A great tour of the Kennecott Copper Mine near Salt Lake City with Ed and Carol in 2011.

Top Photo: Steve W, Linda, Laine, Ed, Hans, Dolores, and Steve B.

Below: Laine, Dolores, Ed, Steve W, and Carol

 Kennecott Copper Mine is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah in the Oquirrh Mountains. The mine is the largest man-made excavation in the world and is considered to have produced more copper than any other mine in history – more than 19 million tons. 

Retrieved from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingham_Canyon_Mine

Ann and Julie (before quarantine)

Remembering fun times . . . before quarantine.

Ann and Julie

Happy Birthday Dom

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOM

Lineage: Mary Lou - Kathleen - Amie (Dom)

Happy Birthday Gary

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARY

(Diane and Gary enjoying a cruise in Hawaii last year.)

Lineage: Dolores - Diane (Gary)