Ray's christening
Here's the proof that the families merged. Both sets of Grandparents are here. Dad's brother Wes & wife Bobbie (cousin Geof thinks they may have been stationed in Guam about this time) and mom's brother Harry (Jr.) were missing.
We're not sure of who all these people are, but the major players all showed up including Aunts, Uncles, and two cousins. Sad to think that from this photo only two survive today. The man of the hour and our cousin Kathy held in her daddy's arms.
According to Wikipedia, here were the events on his birthday:
- The United States Army recovered a treasure trove of jewelry and manuscripts that had been stolen by a group of American officers from theFriedrichshof Castle in Kronberg, Germany. Women's' Army Corps Captain Kathleen Nash Durant had hidden part of the loot at her sister's home in Hudson, Wisconsin, and her husband, Colonel Jack W. Durant, had hidden hundreds of diamonds and other gems in a locker at the Illinois Central railway station in Chicago.[8]
- The National School Lunch Act was signed into law by U.S. President Harry S. Truman, permanently establishing federal financial support for free or low-cost meals for schoolchildren.[9]
Found a "honeymoon" photo from 1945. They skied in the hills of PA. Don't know if they ever went skiing again.
This photo is way before I arrived, mom and dad headed to FL 1947. Since we moved there in 1960, guess the sand had already lodged in their toes.
Nice to see them looking happy. Guess Ray was staying with Ma & Pa Carrs. Later in life they enjoyed special travel destinations not the least of which being Alaska, Brazil, and to visit their Macadamia Trees in Costa Rica.
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