Light Family Reunion

Donna, brothers and families

Gayle & Ed Mooney - hosts of the event

Aunt Barbara, Me, Aunt Anita

Keith Dawson and I

Donna, her brother Brian, Me

This past weekend I went to Elk Grove California

for a Light family reunion. These are members

of the biological family that I recently came into.

My biological grandmother was one of eight

children of which three are living. These "Grand

Pooh-bahs" had a family reunion and I was

lucky enough to attend compliments of Donna.

Here are a few of the pictures. I was finally able

to meet one of my Dad's football buddies from the

1949 team at University of Pacific - Keith Dawson.

Keith was married to my biological great aunt whose

name was Frances. Fran sang at my adoptive

parents wedding in 1951 six years before I was born!

Talk about a small world!

It was a whirlwind trip - I left Show Low on Friday at

1 in the afternoon, drove three hours, flew two hours,

spent the night at Neils, attended the reunion, flew

two hours, drove three hours and got home on

Sunday morning at 1 am. Whew! I am tired!