Reel Legacy in America
THE STORY
Every story has a beginning. Ours begins with Matt Lisak & Helen Kolecki and their legacy in America. Over the years, individuals from each generation have searched for pieces of our combined history.
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The idea for this site started upon the discovery of long forgotten reel-to-reel tapes that were recorded in the 1960's, and the attempt to recover and preserve what was recorded on them. The journey led to phone calls and gatherings where rekindled relationships and old stories were shared between four generations of Lisak's in America.
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The audio recordings on the reels were painstakingly recovered, photos were found and shared, and the connections between past and present were reformed and cherished. On the old reels we found music, singing, and togetherness. These memories are all gathered here and reintroduced for old and young generations alike to share and experience.
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This website can serve as the next time capsule to be unearthed by future generations who might hear the echos of the past and want to follow the sound to find their roots. Maybe we can add even more to the story...
Click the Cabinet for additional Lisak family history and information
Lisak
Cabinet of Curiosities
This section will serve as an area to collect and share elements that are of interest to the family. The common theme is simple - interesting bits and pieces of items and information that need a place to reside so that we can share them.
Please share your memories, photos, special items, videos, and audio that help add to our shared story.
Heritage Photos
Lisak Family Crest
In 2017, Matt & Helen's grandson Rob visited Poland to see the cities and "feel the air" of the place where his ancestors came from.
He was able to communicate and navigate with the help of his driver and translator "Charlie".
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Charlie uncovered a story about the lineage of the Lisak family and photos of its family crest in Poland.
There is no way to verify the story, but it is a fun one so here we will add it to our cabinet.
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Story of the Crest
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In the middle ages, Poland was an epicenter of culture and art in Europe and one of the strongest nations on the continent. The Polish cavalry was respected and feared and the king's horsemen wore flowing wings on their back creating the image of the Polish Eagle. Opposing armies regularly challenged the king to usurp his power and gain control of this thriving land. Our story begins in such a time.
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In the southern countryside of Poland, the kings army and the opposing army moved their forces in order to gain an advantage against the other. In a narrow crossing through a forest, the king had an uneasy feeling that they were moving into an ambush. He decided to send his best scout ahead to get information on what dangers
might be ahead on their route.
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The king's noble scout was described as small in stature, but smart and nimble. Moving swiftly and quietly, this scout forged ahead into the unknown. In a low clearing beyond the treeline, the king's scout saw the opposing forces preparing to flank and attack the kings forces.
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Quick witted and brave, the scout fired a flaming arrow into the sky to signal danger to the king. Because of this warning, the king and his army was able to position their forces and defeat the attacking enemy.
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When the battle was won, the King of Poland requested an audience with this most valuable scout. For his honor and duty to his country, the king made the scout a nobleman and gave him lands to build his legacy from. The king said that no other scout was so nimble, cunning and brave and so he named him "the fox" or "Lis" in Polish.
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In parts of southern Poland, where borders often changed throughout the ages, the suffix "ak" or "ek" translates to "of the family of". Put together, "Lisak" translates to "of the family of the fox". In the areas of southern Poland, Austria, and the Czech Republic, the name Lisak holds a strong legacy to this day.
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As you can see in the above family crest, there are elements representing a knight, a fox, and an arrow.
Landmark in Ryglice, Poland
Family legend spoke of an ancestor in Poland who constructed a landmark in the center of his hometown that still stands to this day. There is no way to confirm the sculptor, but there is indeed a monument in the center of the town square in Ryglice, Poland where Matt Lisak and Tilly (mother of Helen) traveled from on the SS Kaiser Wilhelm to America.
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The following are photos of that landmark and the modern signage around its base.
Ryglice Cemetery
There has been speculation over the years as to the Lisak name in Poland.
Numerous family stories suggest that our actual name in Poland was longer and more complicated, and that the record keepers at
Ellis Island shortened and abbreviated the original name to "Lisak" when Matt entered America.
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The city hall in Ryglice had numerous listings for Lisak (spelled as we do) but could not help much in tracing the name back to the 19th century and earlier. Rob thought that the simplest confirmation would be to visit the nearest church to the city center and explore the graveyard to see what was written on the stones.
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The following are some of the pictures that were taken at the Parish of St. Catherine graveyard in Ryglice, Poland in spring of 2017.
Other stones in Ryglice with possible connections to the Lisak family
Family Records from Tarnow
Ryglice, Poland
The major city closest to Ryglice, Poland is the city of Krakow. The next smaller city in the area is Tarnow to the east, and south east of Tarnow is the town of Ryclice where our family came from. To draw a comparison - if Krakow was downtown Chicago, Tarnow would be the Back of the Yards, and Ryglice would be Carbondale. There is evidence that our family lived and worked at times in both Tarnow and Krakow on their way to America.
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Here are just a couple of pictures to give you a sense of these places.
Central Krakow
Tarnow
After visiting Ryglice and speaking with the records department there, it was suggested that we try to see what we could find in the central church records archive in Tarnow. Apparently, the church preserved what records they could during the years of war and turmoil, and any records they had from the 19th century were collected and kept there.
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Rob and his driver/translator Charlie considered what information they had to connect to, and then headed to Tarnow to try to locate the record archive. This was not a simple task. After speaking with several locals, we were directed to an alleyway that looked like something from a Sherlock Holmes mystery. We walked down the alleyway and knocked at an unmarked door which was eventually opened by a church priest.
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Charlie spoke in Polish for a while until the priest cautiously invited us inside. There we saw a library of files and microfilm machines and curators going through various information. We were informed that the records could not be searched while we were there, but after a church donation and an exchange of contact information Rob was promised that they would send what they could find.
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Months later, an email was sent completely written in Polish. Rob located a Polish translator in America and below is the message and records he received.
Possible Name Adaptations
Although there is evidence in the cemetery in Ryglice for the Lisak name to be the original spelling, there is a possibility that there are other variants to the name that share a common lineage. The following is an interesting post by a German man named Tom Lassek who was trying to trace his name to its Polish roots. He posted this to a message board in 2008 where he outlines some of the variations for different spellings of the name and what accounts for some differences. There is interesting information relevant to the LISAK name as the post develops.
Good day -
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If you are at your witt's end on the LISSACK surname in Germany - you may wish to entertain a tangent thought.
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More than we care to admit, the surname spelling for our ancestors are misspelled so often through the years that its reasonable to state that LISSACK may have been misspelled, or misspoken, as well. Mine was, and I'm sure others on this list may have suffered this malady as well.
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Ernest Thode, in his reference "German - English Genealogical Dictionary" is strangely silent concerning the surname LISSACK, its root, suffix and prefix. "German names" by Hans Bahlow does not mention LISSACK as a surname per-sey (in its index), but it does mention a close spelling under the German surnames LISCH, LISCHKE, and LISSEL.
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The surname spellings listed are: Liss, Lissek, Lissak, Liske (comes from Lischewsky like Lissewski). Also Lisko(w) from a place in Mecklenberg, Pommerania, from the satirical writer Christian Liscow, Meckleberg 1701-1760. All variants and surnames are given as being East German / Slavic origin.
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In my mind, the most informative reference is written by William F. Hoffman "Polish Roots, Origins and Meanings" 2nd edition revised.
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The surname variants here, (under LIS) are quite numerous, and those most closely associated with LISSACK are: Lis (29998), LISAK (924), LISEWSKI (763), LISIAK (2813), LISICKI (1937), LISIECKI (9129), LISIEWICZ (1646), LISIEWSKI (763), LISIK (952), LISKE (124), and LISKI (104). The numbers after the surname variant are the amount of Families recorded in Poland as of about the year 2000.
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My impression: Remembering that all surnames found in the old records were written by scribes who couldn't possibly know the absolute and correct surname spelling - if there was one. The surname formation period added more uncertainty. Their only option was to copy the prior entry concerning the Family and /or to rely on the surname being both spoken and heard correctly, with the understanding that he would enter it correctly in the records.
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The Families involved were of no help since they could neither read or write.
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I would opine that the surname LISSACK could well have its roots in one of the German surname variants I have listed above. However, based on my knowledge, research, and ethnicity, without further clarification, I think the odds would favor the following:
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The partitions of Poland by Prussia could well have caused a surname misspelling. The double "SS" in the surname is from the German language since double consonants are not used in the Polish language. During the occupation of Poland by Prussia, ethnicity and culture blurred. Indigenous Polish surname spellings were ordered changed by edict so as to be in conformity with the process of merging into the German language. That leaves LISACK.
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The suffix ACK causes tremendous confusion for scribes and others because ACK, EK, IK, ICK, etc, all sound the same. Further, ACK is not formally listed as a Polish surname suffix.
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Here, I would say that SACK is a Western phonetic equivalent of the Slavic surname suffix, probably scribed during the immigration process into the US.
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Consistent spelling relies on a consensus of people who write in a given language. Every so often the consensus changes, adn the spelling does too. Properly recording a surname, in older times, relied on two items for scribble accuracy - the speakers ability to properly pronounce the surname in the language of choice, and the scribes ability to correctly interpret and record the sounds.
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The Polish prefix abnd root LIS was formed initially from something to do with an animal and also from a Polish coat of arms. LIS is Polish for the English word "fox". The Westernized SACK (incorrectly spoken or heard) is usually the phonetic equivalent of the Polish AK, IK, or EK. During both emigration and immigration, Western authorities had a field day with most Slavic sounding surnames, "modifying" them yet again.
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So, and again, the odds -- to me, would favor LISEK as the best choice. To appreciate the similarity, one must hear the surname pronounced in fluent Polish, preferably by a "native son". The written word, here on email, doesn't do the phonetics justice.
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So then, the Polish surname LISEK means "the son of the Noble Lis, from the Clan Coat of Arms" - or something similar to this phrase. Incidentally, the Coat of Arms for LIS has a "Fox" on the shield and dates to 1028 AD.
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I could be totally incorrect on all this, but if you are at a brick wall, its worth considering.
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Tom Lassek (Lasek in Poland)
Happy
Concertina Project
There is an initiative you may have heard of called "The Red Couch: A portrait of America". The concept is that a simple red couch is transported around the world for people to take photos with, and then these photos are compiled into a collection. Although the people and places can be vastly different and far apart, they are connected by this simple red couch.
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Bill Lisak thought of a fantastic idea using Matt's old concertina which we still have in the family. Whoever is interested and able can take possession of this concertina for a while and take pictures with it wherever they may be so that we can stay linked through it. It is currently near Chicago with Ron & Robin for whoever wants to start.
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If you have old pictures of Matt playing the concertina, or stories, or if you decide to take the "Happy Concertina Project Challenge" - please share the photos and stories and we will collect them here in this section.
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Here is a little history about the Happy Concertina from Bill...
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"I can remember my Dad playing that concertina in the Tasty Hamburger restaurant. If my math is correct, it would have been in the years 1958-1959. Of course, my Dad was playing that concertina well before I came into the world! As I recall, I heard that my Dad played the concertina many years before he started playing the drums. And I will tell you he was pretty good! I remember him playing very happy, snappy tunes at the end of the day after he closed the restaurant. It was always a fun time for me. I did enjoy listening to him play."
Chester Lisak
Chicago, IL
1980s
Although this is not the same concertina pictured above, Matt's first son Chester was inspired to master the instrument after watching his father play it so it is included in this list!
Ron Lisak
Palos Park. IL
2020
Rick Lisak
Palos Park, IL
April 2021
Rick, Kimmy, & Ben
Palos Hills, IL
1990s
Kim & Norah
Palos Hills, IL
2020
Lisak Family Originals
The Lisak family has a history of producing original designs. From visual masterpieces, to music, to creative engineering, there is a proud legacy of looking beyond what is obvious in order to bring function and beauty to otherwise ordinary or forgotten spaces.
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This is a place to collect notable examples of this long tradition of innovation, vision, and inspiration.
Matt's Parrot Lamp
Matt Lisak was known to take random pieces of "junk" in his store on 47th and Wolcott and put them together to make something unique. One such example is his Parrot Lamp that he constructed from a variety of things in his shop.
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The lamp was repainted by Bill and now resides with Rob in Tucson, AZ.
Uprights Signboards
Through the 1990s, the family worked together to create one of the most successful bands in the Midwest during that era. The contributions from members of the Lisak family in Chicago are too numerous to list, but the contributions of Ron on management and stage design, Don on sound system design and operation, and Bill on artistic design were critical to the bands success. This band also launched music careers for both Rob and Rick Lisak as artists and performers.
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Bill assembled signboards that track the band's history which are pictured here.
MRI Machine for Kids
The Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago had a heartbreaking situation. Young children with various ailments who needed to get imaging from an MRI machine were often fearful of the loud noises and confinement of the machine which made these situations especially difficult for both the children and the doctors treating them.
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In 2013, Ron Lisak developed, constructed, and donated a full sized replica of an MRI machine for the kids to play with and experience and a smaller toy version with which they could become familiar with before their tests. These tools greatly helped ease fears during tests and are still in use at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Matt's Pipe Collection
For those who are too young to remember, Matt had a "junk shop" on 47th street in the Back of the Yards that was so diverse people often came just to treasure hunt. People came to buy and sell things, and much of what came in broken and unusable was taken in and fixed by Matt to be resold as something of value.
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He would sit in a chair at the end of a narrow aisle and to his left was an old tin file cabinet housing his cigars, matches, and the unique pipe collection he assembled over the years. His pipes are still together and ready for use!
Robin's Christmas Song
In the late 1970s, Robin wrote a song to express the common nature of the Baby Jesus and Santa Claus in order to create a harmony between religious and secular interpretations of the Christmas holiday. This song was written but never recorded.
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In 2021, as an Easter gift to Robin, Rob and his daughter Claire produced and recorded Robin's song to finish it for her.
Helen's Crochet Blanket
Helen was well known for various crafts made of string and yarn. Here are various photos of a blanket she made decades ago that is still in use in the family. As this section develops, we will see plenty more creations from Helen including clothing, blankets, and toys to name a few.
Matt & Helen's Wedding Silverware
The 2020 Christmas in Arizona featured the use of Matt & Helen's Rodger's silver set driven to Arizona from Chicago. Rita, Romina, Roy, Rob, Laurie, Shea, Claire, Kimberly, Norah, & Ben each used a set of the silver to eat their Christmas dinner.
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After polishing the silver to prepare it for the celebration, it became obvious why this silver set has not been seen in a while. The Rodgers company was contacted about the tarnish problem, but unfortunately they said that the set was no longer under manufacturers warranty.
Army Jeep
Ron & Don traded a used snow plow for a 1965 neglected "Roy Rodgers" model Jeep. Using photos from the internet as a guide, they restored every inch of the old Jeep turning it into a Vietnam era Army Jeep complete with a replica
.50 cal machine gun turret.
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Sacred Heart Cook Book
In 1980, the Sacred Heart Church Mother's Club led by Rita & Romina published a cookbook which featured a variety of tips and recipes including many from members of the Lisak family. Parts of the cookbook featuring family recipes
are featured here for you to cook up and enjoy!
Cory
Stephanie
Cookie (Helen)
Helen
Rita
Robin
Romina
Helen's Curio Cabinet
Curio is derived from the word "curious" and over time cabinets were crafted to hold unique, rare, and special items that are interesting and need a common place to reside. Helen Kolecki Lisak had such a cabinet throughout the family history and it is now a family heirloom.
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It currently resides in Ron & Robin's home in Palos Park, IL and houses and displays Robin's collection of chess sets.
Letters & Snacks
The 2020 pandemic proved to be the most challenging year in modern history for families around the globe. The challenges to education with home based learning being the norm were beyond frustrating, requiring students to take control of a clumsy system and try to survive it. Upon her return to hybrid learning in her junior year of high school, Rob & Laurie's daughter Shea found out that her consistently high grade point average made her a part of a small group of students who earned an academic letter as if the shut down never happened. She was honored by her school and community for her achievement...and her name
in the program not in boldface indicates that she did it in her junior year rather than senior!
For Super Bowl LV between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs, Shea decided that a mini stadium was needed to hold chips and snacks. She got up and graphed the measurements for the pieces and angles, got poster board and a glue gun, cut and constructed the pieces and decorated. Her creativity and ingenuity got her some advance customers for Super Bowl LVI!
Creations by Bill
Webster's Dictionary defines the term "Renaissance man" as "a person who has wide interests and is an expert in several areas". By that definition, Bill is the Renaissance man of his generation. He has successfully been a hairdresser, dancer, graphic designer, and artist using a variety of mediums.
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Perhaps his favorite medium is oil painting for which he has award winning works. Here are some examples of works he has both painted and framed.
Painting of Bill's namesake, father, and Lisak family patriarch to America - Matt Lisak
Bill's daughter Kimberly Lisak
Claire on Stage
Since 2014, Rob & Laurie's daughter Claire has been working on her growth as a musical theater performer. She has been busy on formal training for singing, acting, and dancing and is a natural on the stage.
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Over the past 7 years as a part of the premiere cast for the largest theater program in southern Arizona, Claire has performed in Annie, Disney's Peter Pan, Disney's Aladdin, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, and was cast for the lead role in Disney's High School Musical. Currently, Claire is in the cast for Matilda the Musical at Ironwood Ridge High School based on the 1988 novel by Ronald Dahl.
Jim Morrison Reborn
Ron & Robin's son Rick formed and leads "An American Prayer" - the most authentic tribute to Jim Morrison and the Doors in existence. They have headlined at theaters across the country including the House of Blues in Cincinnati & Chicago and the Texan Theater in Greenville Texas. Rick also continues to write, record, & perform original music.
An American Prayer
Website
Sophia for the Ace
Renee & Jim's daughter Sophia has been playing volleyball since the age of 6. 2020 was a heartbreaking year for an entire generation of kids as their passions were halted because of a global shutdown. Only the strongest willed and most resilient among their generation were able to maintain focus despite so many challenges and disappointments.
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In her first major tryout after two years of closed sports programs, Sophia was selected to compete on the 1st Alliance/Lions Jrs Volleyball Club which has placed nationally since 2015 and is one of the top volley programs in the city of Chicago. Hundreds of their alum have moved on to play at collegiate level Division I schools. Her determination and resilience makes the whole family proud and she is bound to blaze a trail in competitive volleyball for years to come.
Theresa's Photo Anthologies
An anthology is typically a collection of literary works, carefully chosen to be compiled into a collection. Over the years, Theresa Lisak has taken the concept of a "scrap book" and made it into an art form, one which can only be considered a new category of its own - Photo Anthology. In her works, family memories are carefully preserved and shared while often gifted to family members. Here are just a few examples of her work.
Matt & Helen's 25th Anniversary Cake Topper
These figurines were featured on the top of Matt & Helen's cake for their 25th anniversary party. This party was held in Cookie & Chris' apartment on 51st and Loomis on the south side of Chicago. Here is a quote from Bill about this item:
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"I kept these figurines which were in my mother's curio cabinet. I can picture Rita placing these figures on the cake for my folks 25th Wedding Anniversary. Notice the bride's gown. It has a stain at the bottom from being pressed into the cake's frosting. The party was held in Auntie Cookie's apartment on 51st & Loomis in Chicago".
Helen's Hula Lamp
In the 1960s, the family had a collection of unique objects that were acquired through transactions in one of the many family businesses. One of Helen's favorite items was a "Hula Girl Lamp" that was highlighted during family parties and events. This has been preserved by Bill over the years, and the following is his account of the lamp and it's significance.
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"Around the mid to later 60s, my mother acquired a Hula Girl Motion Lamp. I remember her telling me it was a very old antique lamp! She kept it in our front dining room on a small pedestal stand. I recall it never being used very much...only during parties or special events. As the years passed, by the mid 1970s, I left home and had my own apartment. At that time, I was in to natural looking things. I loved plants, macrame stuff made from jute, and things made from wood. I decorated my apartment with tropical and tribal designs. I had many wooden tribal masks and animal skins. I also had a 100-gallon fish tank with tropical fish that Ron helped me install into a wall to give it a built in look. On that same wall, I had long grassy panels and tribal spears. All these things added to the tropical motif I wanted.
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At the time, my Mom surely thought this lamp would add to my tropical collection. She gave it to me in my early 20s as a birthday gift. I was excited to receive it because I had always admired its uniqueness. The most unique feature was that the Hawaiian figure actually did a hula dance. It went perfectly with all my other items.
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I had never really seen another lamp exactly like this before, so as I got older, my curiosity drove me to do some research about it. I discovered that it was made of bronze and was produced from 1900 to 1940. I also discovered that an identical lamp appeared in the Elvis Presley movie "Blue Hawaii". I have had this lamp for over 40 years and it still works. It brings back fond memories of my mother and I just love it!"
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Below is a video that Bill made of the lamp in action along with his description of it. Enjoy!
Cory's Granddaughter Clock
In the 1960's, when Helen got news of her first granddaughter Cory, she decided to commemorate the occasion in a special way - by searching for a granddaughter clock. Cory still has this clock and the following is the story from Cory along with a picture of Helen's clock along with 4 generations of daughters and granddaughters.
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"The day I was born, Grandma Helen went out and put a deposit on this clock. She continued to visit the store until she paid it off and took it home. She let everyone in the family know that someday it was to be given to me. Here is the clock with 4 generations of daughters and granddaughters."
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the Stratosphere
From day to day, we often focus on those things that are right in front of us.
Sometimes, it is easy to forget the complex system which we are a part of. Consider the atmosphere of the Earth that acts as a jacket to protect against the elements. Within the atmosphere - is the Stratosphere. This layer silently absorbs the
harsh rays of the sun and allows everything and everyone within it to thrive.
Without the Stratosphere, life as we know it would not be possible.
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There are often times when individuals in the Lisak family contribute in ways which cannot be quantified by a single example. Rather, they silently focus their efforts on unseen elements which benefit us all.
This section is reserved for the Lisak Stratosphere.
Robin Lisak
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Robin's contributions to the Lisak family cannot be overstated. Her organizational skills have contributed to family gatherings and events for the past 50 years and beyond. In combined efforts, Robin often served as one of the "masterminds" to drive the successful execution of so many wonderful things. Her writing skills contributed to newspaper articles, advertisements, speeches, and announcements for various members of the family. Her skills as an accountant maintained a relied upon structure for individuals and business over our family's history. Despite not having any Polish heritage, she also learned to make some of the best golombki & sausage and sauerkraut in the family. Robin is recognized as a crucial part of the family Stratosphere.
Theresa Lisak
Over the years, Theresa's critical contributions to family gatherings were often hidden under their beautiful facades. Hours of research, shopping, and construction of textiles were routinely done by Theresa. Miles and miles of fabric were measured, cut and sewn to complete table covers, wall coverings, stage backdrops, and covers for other areas that needed a shroud to enhance an object of more obvious focus. Theresa organized servers for family weddings, planned menus, and purchased food, drinks, desserts, and anything else needed to make family events an overwhelming success. Without Theresa, our Stratosphere could not be complete.
Don & Stephanie Lisak
Don & Stephanie are always in some intangible supportive effort to help whoever is in need. From being the common host to countless holiday dinners, to running sound systems, to wiring a variety of electrical needs, the contributions of Don & Stephanie are silent and can easily go unnoticed. The family Stratosphere is incomplete without them.
Chris & Cookie Wisinski (Lisak)
It is difficult to calculate the lasting influence of Chris & Cookie over the years. From fixing childhood bicycles, to mongoose traps, to constant family support, to selflessly offering everyone in the family a lakeside retreat in Southern Illinois, to offering a warm home cooked meal anywhere they go - the Stratosphere is unimaginable without them.
Cory Stanton / Wisinski
Following in the established tradition of Chris & Cookie, Cory has been a constant source of support, encouragement, and love where ever she can reach. She adds a sense of joyfulness every time she walks into a room. When speaking with her, her love and concern for all her family radiate from her. She is an inspiration to the younger generations of the Lisak family and she is certainly in the Stratosphere.
Renee & Jim Campagna / Lisak
Renee & Jim both honor their family by their service to the entire community. Renee has earned a Pharm D in Pharmacology and has spent hours away from her family to administer the COVID 19 relief effort, and Jim is a decorated officer in the Chicago Police Department who puts himself at daily risk in dangerous times to keep communities in Chicago safe. These types of sacrifices often stay veiled and because of this - they are proudly recognized in the Stratosphere.
the Brothers
Ron, Don, & Bill each have their own individual list of individual impressive accomplishments, but this entry is dedicated to their team efforts that have established a reputation as an unstoppable trio. Between them, they have every facet of a successful team and are able to combine creative approaches with engineering, logistics, and execution to create solutions that few teams can. From a track record of success with bands, businesses, and a host of specialized projects, "the brothers" are recognized in the Stratosphere.
Romina & Roy Ryals
Romina & Roy both have a history of helping both family and community. Romina's background as a nutritionist has her in high demand in Phoenix area hospitals and health centers & Roy has had a significant impact on the quality of the ambulance services throughout the entire state of Arizona. Somehow on top of their busy schedules, they always make time for family hosting parties, events, 80s nights, Halloween extravaganza's, and are always open to share their home and hearts. For carrying family traditions forward to the next generation, Romina & Roy are recognized in the Stratosphere.
Group Photos
This section was added as a home for the various group photos of family members that were being submitted to the site. Information on who is in them and where the photo was taken will be added as it becomes available.
Until then, ask around to members in the family and hear the stories from them.
