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Geraldine Margaret Guokas Pape (1928-2019) on Thanksgiving Day, 2016. I'm writing this very early in the morning on Thanksgiving Day, 2...

My maternal aunt, Sister Jean Marie (born Jo Ann) Guokas, C. V. I. (1930-2024), lived a rather remarkable life.  Her official obituary give...

Seven years ago, my father, Frederick Henry Pape , died rather suddenly at age 88.  It's the anniversary of the first of three family de...

Earlier this week, I got a sneak peek at the new location of local/my favorite restaurant, Christina's American Table , which will be on...

On the way home from visiting my late husband's first cousin in Oklahoma City last Friday, I went almost to the state of Oklahoma's ...

Geraldine Margaret Guokas Pape (1928-2019) , about 1952, Houston, Texas.   She is wearing a hat with a face veil, popular at that time. © Am...

My aunt, Jo Ann (Sister Jean Marie) Guokas, was born September 12, 1930, so she is 94 years old today.  She's also been a nun for 75 yea...

...my parents, Geraldine Margaret Guokas (1928-2019) and Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017) got married, September 11, 1954, at Annunciation...

Mark Gresham would have turned 83 today.  This photo was taken at Bell's Studio in Corpus Christi, Texas.  I think it may be from 1946 -...

Mark Gresham, May 29,  1981 Budget Director, City of Corpus Christi, Texas photo by Sammy Gold of Gold's Studio Mark Edward Gresham, of ...