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Bess and I took our annual drive and cruise vacation in March 2006. We drove to St Pete Beach to visit my brother, Linda LeSalle, Marion Dietch, and Arlene Zadalac in the vicinity of Sarasota, and met some friends and neighbors who were also in the area at the same time. On the way down, we met my old high-school friend Ed Belskey and his wife Bobbi in Huntsville, Al and Bob Lee and his wife Lynne who were wintering in Orange Beach, Al. On the way to Miami to catch the Norwegian Jewel we visited my cousin, once removed, Charles Koucky and his wife Nancy, who live in Bokeelia, Fl near Cape Coral. On the way back from the cruise (to Roatan, Honduras; Georgetown, Grand Cayman; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; and Nassau, Bahama) we had lunch with Marty Lerner, my old boss at Zenith/Rauland, at his country club in West Palm Beach Gardens, Fl and then went on to Bess's sister's in Deland, Fl. There we saw some sights and met with the Canons and Carbones for pizza at Angelino's Pizza in Deland. |
We then headed to Charleston, SC to visit another old high school friend, Al Fortner and another long time family friend John Tokar in Salem, SC . Finally we stopped in Dayton, Ohio to see how Bob and Kassandra Conger were doing. We took a lot of pictures and movies which I have consolidated on this site. Rather than me picking and choosing what to include, I am including everything and you can pick and choose what you want to see. If there are any questions or suggestions, please contact me at the email address shown above. You will have to type the address since spammers like search web pages for active email links. Click on the photos to see additional related photos. There are links to movies on some of the photo pages. Just remember to read the fine print. |
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The Belskeys Our first stop was in Huntsville, Al to visit my old friend Ed Belskey from Piper School in Berwyn, and Morton High School in Cicero. We had dinner with Ed and and his wife Bobbi at one of the local BBQ Ribberies. |
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The Lees Although they have officially moved their residence to their Birchwood Resort in Three Lakes, Wi., the Lees have been spending part of January thru March in Orange Beach, Al. We stopped in to see how they were doing and they were doing fine. We spent a day touring their condo facilities and having a few at the Florabama Bar which stradles the border between the panhandles of Forida and Alabama. Later we had dinner at the Giggling Grouper Restaurant. |
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On Wednesday, March 15, 2006 Bess and I met Linda LeSalle and her daughter Jeane, Marion Dietch, and Bess's friend and coworker form Argonne Labs, Arlene, for lunch at the Fin and Claw on St. Armands Circle at the south end of Longboat Key, Fl. My sister-in-law, Jan, also joined us. A fun time was had by all. All the old codgers kept coming by and asking how I had so many women. Later some of us had dinner at Linda's home in East Bradenton. |
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The Conrads |
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Jim and Marilyn Conrad from Atlanta, Ga, were staying on Treasure Island. We were able to have lunch with them in St Pete at Dan Marino's Restaurant. Their son went to high school with Dan and wanted to pick up a souvenir for him. We got there a little early and went to the Salvadore Dali Museum to pass some time. We took some pictures of the paintings(I didn't see the sign cautioning not to take pictures), but needed a tripod. If you are interested click here. |
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The Schleiters |
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Our Elmhurst neighbors Dick and Lou Schleiter were down in St. Pete Beach in February and March. We were able to get together on St. Patrick's Day for dinner at the St Pete Yacht Club, where my brother is a member. |
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Bokeelia, Fl |
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The Kouckys My cousin-once-removed Chuck Koucky and his wife Nancy live in Bokeelia which is on Pine Island north of Matlacha(Mat-La-shay), Fl west of Cape Coral. They own and operate the Koucky Pottery shop at the north end of Stringfellow Road. Chuck makes pottery and teaches the art in his shop in the back. My brother had not met Chuck before and Bess and I only got to meet him at last years family reunion. We all had a great time reminiscing about family members. In addition to pottery, Chuck makes his own wine and beer. If you are ever in the area, stop by and take a look. Mention that you know the Prazaks. He might offer you a glass of his home made porter beer. Chuck's wife mentioned that Chuck is known locally as the "Hairy Potter". |
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