Schneider Family Reunion, Dallas, TX,
May 2006
We all managed to get together at Homewood Suites in Las Colinas in
Irving-- Grandma and Grandpa, the 3 surviving kids and their families.
Sadly, Randy had to miss it because of a family emergency.
Several cousins met for the first time, as they are spread out around
the country: Arizona, Texas and Illinois. We gathered to celebrate
Justin's High School Graduation, Carina's First Birthday, and we
remembered our son Glen, on the 14th anniversary of his death.
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The children just loved the pool and
were in it every chance they got. Roly's hat got passed around and the
girls showed it off.
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We all helped Carina celebrate
her first birthday. The children had fun popping open the piñata
and playing together.
We were then off to the Dallas Museum of Natural History for a great
adventure, and a nice lunch at a Mexican restaurant.
Justin's Dad
also made an excellent DVD of the graduation ceremony. Above is a
screen shot.
The next week, Jackie, Roly, their daughters and Karen and
Justin went on
to visit the Dallas World Aquarium and the
Fort Worth Stockyards, where
Justin was "apprehended" by a friendly cop.
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We drove over to Calvary Hill Cemetery
and Mausoleum and visited Glen's grave site. His Mom and Dad recited
readings, and we all joined in prayers and shared memories
of our beloved son, brother and uncle. After lunch at Mario &
Alberto's Restaurant (where Roly proposed to Jackie in 1992), we all
drove to
our old neighborhood in Far North Dallas. At Tom C. Gooch Elementary
School, only a couple of doors from our old home (where Glen died) we
filled orange balloons with helium and released them. Orange was Glen's
favorite color. We watched as they disappeared into the sky.
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