The family got together this past Monday so some of us could meet the newest member – Christine and Kim’s 10-month old, Avery.
Here she is posing with everyone. She didn’t cry once during the visit.
Meeting Avery
Pvt. William Sumner
I’ve been scanning more family photos recently and came across many of my great uncle, William Sumner, who died in a plane crash during World War II, while on a training mission in Florida.
He was the middle brother, in between my grandfather Harry (died 2007) and my great Uncle Joe. Before the war, William was a pilot for Pan Am. He had a fiance. He died June 17, 1945, while my grandfather was fighting in Europe. My father was named after him.
Miriam and Devorah’s First Hockey Game
Visiting the Nephews
Here are some photos of my trip to Charleston, South Carolina where I visited my nephews, Ryan and Henry.
25 Years Ago, I Got Bar Mitzvahed
I was Bar Mitzvahed on June 17, 1989, at Shaare Tefila when it was still in Silver Spring. I even remember the first couple of verses from my haftorah, Naso. Rest in peace to the man who prepared me, Cantor Gershon Levin, who died this past Memorial Day.
The photos of my family and I on the bima at Shaare Tefila were taken, I believe, a day earlier.
Dan, left, James Hendershot, me in the middle, Scott Martin behind me, and Mario Navas holding my brother, Zach.
Most of my friends here are either from Banneker Middle School or Shaare Tefila classmates.
Stan took many photos.
My friend Michael Weisbrod, left. My godfather’s mother, Regina on the right.
My dad, uncle Vinny, my mom and my uncle Jim.
My grandmother, my uncle George, aunt Kathy and uncle Don.
My father and his friends.
My aunts.
Uncle Joe, my grandmother, aunt Kathy, my grandfather, and uncle George.
Zach takes the balloons.
My brother Daniel signs my board. Yes, it was computer-themed.