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Home of the Smiths
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QAPLA!!
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Our family Christmas of 1998. That's me in the back on the left, My
wife Sandra on my left, and in front are (L-R) Michelle Angela (10 years
old, Crystal Anne (11) years old, and Brittni April (7 years old). Michelle
and Brittni are currently enrolled at the Roosevelt Magnet School in Peoria,
IL where Michelle is in choir and studies the violin. Brittni is also studying
violin. Crystal Anne attends the White Middle School and has recently graduated
the D. A. R. E. program and is enrolled in Teen Reach, an afterschool program
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This is the woman who has stood beside me through good
and bad times and has believed in me the last 18 years. She is an Accounting
Clerk at the Peoria Civic Center, a full time housewife and homemaker,
and the best partner any man could ask for. She is simply incredible. |
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This is my oldest son, Daryl, and his family. His wife, Takimi-san
is on his right, and on her lap is my granddaughter, Shelly-chan, and her
brother (MY GRANDSON) Daryl Sotaro-chan. He works for a private company
in Japan after having served ten years as a Professional Engineer at the
rank of Lieutenant in the United States Navy. He is the third member of
my family to serve in the Navy, following the example of myself and my
father. He holds a BSEE and a Master's Degree in Mathematics.
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This is my second oldest son, Rick and his daughters Rabecca
Rae (7 years old and seated on Daddy's lap) and Melissa Ann (9 years old
and standing). Rick is an enlisted man in the United States Army stationed
at Ft. Eustis, VA and soon to be transfered to a teaching position in Maryland.
He is a professional artist assigned to Army Intelligence. |
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These are my parents, Jack and Shirley Smith, in 1950
just after they were married in Crown Point, IN. They raised three children,
myself the oldest, a Vietnam Veteran and author of these pages, Jack Jr.,
a conductor on the Southern Pacific Railroad and an Air Force Veteran,
and Heather Louise, a hotel manager and sales manager in Las Vegas, NV.
My parents also live in Las Vegas, and my father has recently retired from
his third career. he served the United States Navy for twenty years, worked
in the Special section of the Electronics Department of Los Angeles County
for twenty years, and has just retired from the Department of Corrections
as a prison guard at the Henderson Correctional Facility. |
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These are my parents, Jack and Shirley Smith, in 2000, taken shortly after their 50th wedding anniversary. I hope I look as good as they do when I age another 20 years. |