I guess that Spring has sprung early this year, helped along by the wet and warm weather of the last few weeks. I guess maybe my forecast of a tough winter really didn’t happen. Anyway, the fruit trees are in full bloom and a lot of the flowers are blooming. Maybe a good year for growing “stuff” so I’d better get the ground turned in all the vegtable and flower beds. 

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This past August we lost a family member after a long illness. Vladie (Val) Martin passed away on the 20th of August, 2009. We were blessed with seeing Val every so many years when he and Ginny would go on vacation with us or visit Topeka Kansas withVirginia and the family. Val was born Februry 23, 1923 in Glengamock, Scotland. He  grew up and was educated in Scotland before coming to the United States. 

And when he talked he had a brogue that was wonderful.

Val was an employee of Chrysler Motor Company in Detroit and was probably the reason my family has always, or at least the last 20 years, has always bought new Dodge or Chrysler auto’s or PU’s. Val was able to get us deals. Even now our son Matt is a Finance Manager for a large Chrysler dealer here in Tulsa.

Val and Ginny raised four childen, John (Jack), Ken, Jim and Mary Ann.

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Ryan returned from Iraq and arrived back in the good old USA at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on Saturday 21, 2009. The pictures below were taken at the arrival ceremonies at Fort Sill. Ryan will be stationed at Fort Sill until his discharge from active duty in the  Spring of 2010.

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Around Veterans Day this year, I got a request from Keith Taylor, Marie’s nephew, for pictures of Marie’s  Dad and brother Paul. Keith wanted his Dad and Grandpa picture’s to show them on the air. He is a morning lead Newsman on channel 8 here in Tulsa. Marie and her sister Evelyn found other pictures of their relatives which we send to Keith. I will show all of them here.

Added will be some  pictures of the Loveless side of the family. 

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These next pictures are ofthe Loveless family.

Marie and Evelyn Albright (her sister) attended the Veterans Day event in Skiatook Oklahoma. Here they are seen with Dustin Langley in his cowboy outfit. The cowboy hat is a borrowed one from the Langley’s neighbor.

 This is Marie, Dustin and Evelyn 

This shows some Alexis can do that her Dad would do at all.

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