{"id":123,"date":"2008-07-25T06:52:23","date_gmt":"2008-07-25T11:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kirchgraber.name\/?page_id=123"},"modified":"2020-11-22T19:19:15","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T00:19:15","slug":"family-at-1037","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kirchgraber.name\/?page_id=123","title":{"rendered":"Family and events at 1037"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the years, we had many gatherings of family at 1037 Lovejoy.<\/p>\n

First Communions, graduations, new grandchildren and just plain old get togethers.<\/p>\n

Below are some of my favorite photos.<\/p>\n

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1037 Lovejoy in winter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1037 in its prime<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mom and Dick with babysitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dorothy & Dick near the Greene Street side porch. <\/strong><\/p>\n

This Trellis was not there anymore when I was a boy in the 1950’s<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dick and Bob or Lou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dick, Lou & Doc<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fall, 1936<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mary Lou and a Mickey toy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mary Lou and Mickey Mouse, 1937<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maybe she still has Mickey?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Disney pull toy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Above is the push toy shown in the picture of Lou.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mickey Mouse Band Push Toy<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

$1,500 on E-bay!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lou and Dick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lou and Dick<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spring, 1938<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Another view of the trellis, with<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lou, Norm, Bob and Dick, 1938<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Christmas, 1940<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bob, Lou, Dick & Norm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spring, 1941- Dick’s First Communion?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Joan Van Tassel, Dick, Bob, Betty Marie, Mary Lou<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mary Lou and Fred<\/strong><\/p>\n

1948<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dick with Soso and pups<\/strong><\/p>\n

1943-note Ford in garage- Diane in buggy
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Summer, 1950<\/strong><\/p>\n

Norm & the Twins<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Grandma K with Jean, grandpa K with Jack<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Fred & Lizzie<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Easter, 1952<\/strong><\/p>\n

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after seeing this photo Fred remarked:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I was always such a clothes horse!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jack & Jean, Lake Worth 1956<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Diane- ca. 1943<\/strong><\/p>\n

Note <\/strong>1939 Packard 120 Sedan<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

in background<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Diane-first communion<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jack & Jean in the kitchen<\/strong><\/p>\n

(looks like Jack is already out of the closet)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jean licks the beaters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Note Jack puzzled by Jean’s question” do they have your name on them honey?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jack after an earlier attempt to take the beaters away from Jean<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Not sure what happened here, but it looks like Jean is the winner<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jean & Jack in the sandbox.<\/strong><\/p>\n

upon seeing this photo, Uncle Fred remarked that Jean was outside of the box because she knew the cat used it as a litterbox!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ed, Lou Tom and Mike July 1961<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eb & Tom, Lou & Mike<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Eileen, Dick & Mary Eileen<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 1961<\/p>\n

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Judy & Bob<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Norm, Mary Eileen & Tom- Dorothy & Mike<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Labor Day 1966<\/strong><\/p>\n

Back row Paul, Tom, Mike & Bobby<\/strong><\/p>\n

Center-Susan, Mary, Kate & Peter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Front-Mark & Brian<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bob & Judy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Susan, Mark & Bobby<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Eileen & Dick<\/strong><\/p>\n

Katie, Paul, Mary & Peter<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Note Uncle Ebbie in back giving the “raspberries”)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ed snoozing out at the annual Labor Day Picnic<\/strong><\/p>\n

1966<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Who can forget the summer when a 1966 Malibu did a 180 and wound up on our side lawn?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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yes, indeed she almost wound up in the basement!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dad used to do lawn work in his old clothes. <\/strong><\/p>\n

When solicitors came calling, he said “I’m just the gardener”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dad showing Fred and Jack how to trim the hedge!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Fred & buddy Al in their James Dean phase<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jack & his buddy Al-Deja-Vu<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Christmas 1966<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Carving the bird!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dorothy and the gang<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tom has already learned about “see food” from Aunt Jean<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Michael in an early day “Saturday Night Fever” pose.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The rest of the nephews & nieces below<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lou, Tom & Jack<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Must be a Sunday as I am wearing my good pants with the broken zipper)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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How do I explain this one?<\/strong><\/p>\n

He wasn’t quite family, but everyone knew “Uncle” Joe from next door<\/strong><\/p>\n

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