Gene & JoAnn Grant...August 1977

Gene & JoAnn were visiting my Parents on Woods Hill Drive at the time. Here's a great picture of my sister & brother-in-law looking terrific.

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Backside of the Postcard...8-10-90

I'm sure for my Parents it was a complete thrill to go out on the ocean with JoAnn, Gene, & their kids.

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JoAnn, Mary, and Jack...circa 1944

Pictured are my two sisters and my brother. It certainly appears like JoAnn was ready for some exploring, Mary was proud to be a big sister, and Jack was ready for the service.
It would be about another six years before my arrival and I proclaim my innocense for anything that happened prior to December 9, 1950.
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Mom, JoAnn, & Jack

Here is a picture of Mom holding a young, baby boy named Jack who was born on June 28, 1942. Standing alongside Mom is JoAnn whose birthdate is February 7, 1941. To the best of my knowledge this picture was taken on Theodosia St in St. Louis, Mo. When the picture is enlarged the house number is 720. This was probably the first home for Amel, Virginia, & kids.

It looks like Jack was just a few months old and their clothing was summer-like, so this picture was most likely taken in late summer or early fall of 1942.

Mom must have been 23 since she was born on April 9, 1919.

My sister, Mary recently told me that the location of the families' home was 5746 Theodosia. (Mary has always had a super merory recall.) It was two blocks south of where my Grandparents, Joe & Della Froehly lived.