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Koller is my father.
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Thorson is my mother.
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Grandma Thorson's family
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Grandma Thorson as a child with her family
I was told I have the names correct.
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Thorson clan `37
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My Mom, the family resemblance to Pam (my sister) at the same age is
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Aunt Marlys sitting on Grandma's lap with Grandpa behind |
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Grandma Koller
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Grandma and Grandpa Thorson at our house in Garden Grove
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The Koller clan
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That's me on the right in front of Grandma Thorson
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Mom with her parents
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Mom and Marlys
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All of us in `58
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Sean's middle name is my first name, family tradition, he is the
fifth generation to carry the father's first name
as his middle name.
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Dad with us three kids: Pam, Brad and I.
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Dad with my two kids: Sheri and Sean. |
Yep, that's Dad.
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I must've been taking the picture. Mom, Dad, Pam
and Brad.
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Mom and Dad
With friends, looks like late 60's or early 70's.
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Mom with my kids.
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Mom with her dogs, we took Charlie the cocker after she passed on.
Pam found a home for Tristen the terrier.
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Mom and Pam
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I think this is Mom as a baby.
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Mom in High School
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This one is either of Pam or Mom, they looked so alike at
this age it is hard to tell their pictures apart.
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Yep, that's me with my parents.
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Sadly, one of the few times family gets together is funerals. |
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Mom's brothers and sister: Skip, Dewey, Marlys and Darryl.
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Pam and Sheri
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Pam and I.
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Sheri with an Uncle.
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Sean and I formost carrying Mom's casket. |
She had a lovely service and a lot of friends
showed as well as family.
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Brad with an Uncle.
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Even though Dad was cremated and scattered we added his name to
the marker.
The box is Charlie's ashes that I brought down years later.
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We picked the spot because of the shade tree.
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Prologue
Though I now no longer have any direct in-line ancestors still living, there are numerous
extended family.
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