Family Fun

Families are forever. Carol and I are blessed to have a close-knit family. Our five grown children and 17 grandchildren are close to one another and very supportive of each other through good times and not-so-good times. A prime example was when we lost Sullivan, our nine-year old grandson in January of 2013. Our children really pulled together as siblings and their children stepped up to the plate, as it were, to be loyal cousins so that we could get through this trial together. Especially in need of comfort were Sullivan's parents and sisters. Here are photos of our family. The photo of all of us was taken in November 2012 during a family reunion in Southern California. (Note: Sullivan is the blond boy on the front row left in the blue shirt. He is standing next to his sister in the black dress.) A new grandchild was born about two weeks following Sully's passing: the cycle of life was made manifest in a very short period of time in our family.