2021-01 “Aren’t Families Wonderful!”
"Aren't Families Wonderful!" Editor's Note: In this introduction to the talk I gave at our gala Reunion dinner, I set out to explain to the assembled how they were all related to one another. With the lockdown's separation [...]
The Cliff Dwellers Canavan Family Reunion
This video is an introduction to the complete talk given at the Canavan Family Reunion dinner on September 25, 2021.
The Navy Blue Angels Practice
On Friday, August 20, 2021, I went down to The Cliff Dwellers early for lunch. I wanted to catch the morning practice session of the Navy’s Blue Angels. They didn’t disappoint. Errol Garner playing Avalon couldn’t keep up with them.
Over All the Years Video
This slideshow finds many of the classmates together, usually at reunions. Looks are not deceiving. They always had a good time.
1991 Nancy Gwinn Riboud (1911-1991)
1991 Nancy Gwinn Riboud (1911-1991) Editor's Note: Nancy Gwinn, my mother's sister, married Jacques Riboud in 1933, nine years before I was born. Though she and Jacques raised their five children in France, I remember meeting the Riboud family [...]
1990 Emily Casey Has a Birthday Party, 2212 Chestnut Street, Northbrook, Illinois
1990 Emily Casey Has a Birthday Party, 2212 Chestnut Street, Northbrook, Illinois Editor's Note: In May, 1990, Emily Casey celebrated her birthday with a family party at home. Emily and Andy Bowe chowed down on hot dogs while [...]
1991 The Caseys and Bowes at the Races, Westmoor School Field Day, Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, Illinois
1991 The Caseys and Bowes at the Races, Westcott School Field Day, Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, Illinois Editor's Note: In May, 1991, Andy Bowe was in a track race at the Westcott School Field Day. In the [...]
1990 Dinner at the Caseys and the Old Sleep Trick, 2212 Chestnut Street, Northbrook, Illinois
1990 Dinner at the Caseys and the Old Sleep Trick, 2212 Chestnut Street, Northbrook, Illinois Editor's Note: In March, 1990, Cathy, Andy Pat and I joined Ann, Ted, Kevin and Emily for dinner at their house. After Ted's [...]
1990 Kevin and Emily Casey See Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Disney on Ice, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
1990 Kevin and Emily Casey See Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Disney on Ice, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Editor's Note: In February, 1990, on a cold winter weekend, I picked up Kevin and Emily Casey at their home and [...]
