The Clan

Ok, I will admit that I am proud of the gang. Everybody is pictured above but Sarah. I am sure that I will get to her later. The tall one that does not look like the rest of us is Enrico Gallinaro, who became a part of our house at the age of 15 and still comes back regularly from his home in Rome. The picture taken at Goose Island in Glacier National Park shows our three, Brian, David, and Darren. Darrens family at Disneyworld is he and Amy with Logan and Emmett on their laps. The picture of David and Kate, his wife, was made on a Halloween night in downtown Chapel Hill. Many of you know about the great tradition there.

Here are short bios.

Emmett-Three years old and in playschool 3 days a week. Emmett is a strong willed fellow who loves his grandparents. When I read "The Lorax" he gets his whisper-ma-phone and listens.

Logan-Six years old and just started first grade. Logan is a very serious young man who can already read at a very high level. Last week, over the telephone, I taught him to spell "arithmetic" with the old phrase, "a rat in the house might eat the ice cream."

Kate-Newest member of the family. She and David were married just over a year ago. Kate is an English teacher at Durham School of the Arts, does capoeira, and graduated from Michigan and UNC-CH(masters program). She is much tougher than she looks.

David-Our youngest son, 29 who goes by the name Ormand everywhere but home. He is an English teacher at Chapel Hill High School and got both degrees from UNC-CH. He and Kate just bought a home in northern Durham.

Amy-Amy is a vetinarian who practices in Wilks-Barre, Pa. She loves working with large animals. She is a graduate of UVA and VT Vetinary School. Amy is a reader and a runner. She did the Pikes Peak run when they lived in Colorado Springs.

Darren-Darren is starting his second profession, teaching high school social studies. Darren graduated from Davidson College with an Army commission and served 10 years as an officer in the Army, including deployments to Bosia and Doha(where he worked with CentCom). He spent four years in Germany. He was second in his Captain's class and left the Army just short of making the rank of Major.

Enrico-Became Brian's friend in high school at Sun Valley where his dad had brought him to get an American education. Later gained a degree from College of Charleston, MA in Economics at Oklahoma, and taught Economics at College of Charleston. Is a very accomplished sailor, but makes his money in real estate development here and in Italy. Now lives part time in Rome, Milan with his girl friend, and on the Adriatic where he owns a farm that produces olive oil and wine.

Brian-Works with me in the drapery business, has a second life with his girlfriend Genny and her two daughters, and a third life as a gardner and reader. Brian is currently waiting to hear from the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire people where he passed the test and the interview. Brian served his country as a calvary scout in Germany and the Middle East in the first Iraq war. He became an avid skier and lived for a while in Colorado where he was able to ski and climb mountains, his two great loves.