Weddings and Grandchildren
Through most of the late 1980s and all of the 90's there seemed to be a wedding nearly every summer and either someone was
expecting a baby or one was just born. There are now many family gatherings in Strafford, each year getting bigger and
bigger. Here is what everyone is doing at the time of this writing (June, 2003):
Michael and Jean live in Norwich. Mike works at Thermodynamics and Jean coaches and teaches. Sean is in college in NYC.
Brian is in high school. Lucia, Rocco and Dom are in elementary school. They have cattle, sheep, chickens, and a busy and
productive turkey and egg business in addition to their other jobs.
Gabe lives in Aspen as he has for over 20 years. He just sold his store recently. Kate is in Aspen at the moment but plans
to be off on her own studying and working in the next year. Jack spends time with his mom and with Gabe.
Mary and Mark live in D.C., having recently returned from work in Indonesia, following many more years in other southeast
asian countries for Mary's public health work. They are expecting a baby in November.
Raph and Suzanne are purchasing land in Strafford, moving south from Fairfax, Vermont where they have lived and worked for
the past six years. Raph is doing an electrician's apprenticeship and Suzanne is a pharmaceutical representative. Aunilie
and Angela are preschoolers.
Joe and Jean live in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mark and Paul are in high school and David, Zachary, and Elizabeth are in
elementary school. Joe is a project engineer for a construction company and Jean teaches.
Peter and Louise live in San Francisco and are working on their house and expecting a baby in the fall. Peter renovates
houses and Louise works for Charles Schwab.
Therese and Tom live in Strafford near Taylor Valley. Therese owns a tutoring business and Tom works in computer
technology. Lewis and Aibhlin are in elementary school.
Kathleen and Tim live in D.C.. Both of them are engineers, Tim works for the Federal government and Kathleen just started
an urban renewal project in D.C.. Sam is in elementary school and Frances is in preschool.
Siobhan and Eric live in Strafford. Eric is a lawyer and Siobhan does social work, both employed by the state. Julio will
be joining Aidan and Raul in elementary school this year.
Bridget and Adrian live in Gill, Massachusetts on the campus of their third boarding school. Adrian works in admissions and
Bridget has been home with Patrick and Maggie for the past two years and will be going back to nursing school in the fall.
Jeremiah and Hilary are in the midst of building phase two of their house in Strafford. Jere works for a local builder,
designing and building. Hilary is home with Taitem and Newt.
Ben lives in Strafford and has been a full fledged plumber for one year. His skills and Jere's have come in handy in the
construction of several siblings' houses. Ben travels to Hawaii and Colorado and makes regular pilgrimages to Nashville.
Mom and Dad travel around the country visiting their children, participating in protests, attending reunions, taking care
of their grandchildren, and assisting when new babies arrive. When they're home they publish the Strafford News, and take
care of several grandchildren every day, as well as the animals and the land and the town, always happy to have more kids
and grand kids come home to visit.
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