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1969,
June Sister Jan's first day at Somerdale Lane. On the morning that little Sister Jan came home from the hospital, little Brother Brian and I anxiously waited in the front yard, trying to catch the first glimpse of the car coming up Somerdale Lane - Father driving, Mother and 2-day old sister Jan on board. We were both excited, but I recall little Brother Brian being so excited that he could barely contain himself! When the car pulled onto the driveway, I remember Father getting out and stepping around to the passenger side and opening the door, giving us the first look at our new baby sister. This photo would have been taken by either Father or, more likely, Grandmother Dellinger. I remember the events of this day like it was yesterday... |
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1969,
June At Somerdale Lane. Me, Sister Jan, and little Brother Brian, when Sister Jan was brand new... |
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1969,
Christmas At Somerdale Lane. Baby Sister Jan's first Christmas. Brother Brian received Hot Wheels and I have a gerbil on my arm. The box for my gas powered control line Cox PT-19 Trainer plane can be seen beside my left leg... |
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1970,
January At Somerdale Lane - my 13th birthday. (l-r): Father, baby Sister Jan, me (wearing a red Davidson Wildcats sweat shirt), little Brother Brian, and Grandfather Dellinger. |
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1970,
Winter At Somerdale Lane. Baby Sister Jan. The green Ford LTD on the driveway behind Sister Jan. On the sidewalk near the front door I see my bicycle... |
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1970 Sweet little baby Sister Jan... |
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1970,
June A family portrait from around the time of little Sister Jan's 1st birthday... |
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1970 At the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Sister Jan meets the ocean. First shot: Little Brother Brian, little Sister Jan, and me. In the second shot we're at the campground. I'm on the back seat, little Brother Brian is on the front seat and little Sister Jan is on the handlebars. This is one of my favorite shots from those days... |
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1970,
Christmas At Somerdale Lane - little Sister Jan's second Christmas... |
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1971 Little Sister Jan at Disney World, Orlando, Florida... |
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1971 |
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1971,
Christmas In the 2nd shot brother Brian is on Jan's right, I'm on the left... |
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1972 Family portrait... |
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1976 Farmwood. Little Sister Jan, me, and Brother Brian. This must be before we put in the cement pond... |
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1977,
January At Farmwood, my 19th birthday. (l-r): David Bost, Brother Brian, me, and little Sister Jan. |
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1977,
January 29 At Kenilworth Ave., Grandfather Dellinger's 78th birthday. (l-r): Uncle Herman, Grandfather Dellinger, Jimmy, Brother Brian, Sister Jan, Father, and Aunt Beadie. I was away at Catawba College. |
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1977 Morrow Mountain State Park, North Carolina. 1st shot (l-r): Me, little Sister Jan, April, Brother Brian, and Father. 2nd shot (l-r): Brother Brian, April, Father, little Sister Jan, and me. I regret the deterioration of the 2nd shot... |
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1978,
June Brother Brian's Senior Prom day. April, Sister Jan, and Brother Brian... |
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1989 Family portrait... |
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1992 Thompson family portrait... |
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1994, April Sister Jan brought Mother to this downtown Charlotte festival to see the Rank Outsiders. That's Mother with polka dots and Sister Jan in the striped vest. That's "Bones" close to the camera in the dark t-shirt and cap... |
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1995 Sister Jan and Matt... |
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1995 In Wilmington, North Carolina - Father and Sister Jan on Jan's wedding day... |
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1996 Sister Jan and Father at a First Baptist Church event (featuring Father's good friend John Sipes and his bluegrass band)... |
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1998, April 17 In Raleigh, meeting Will... Photo-Journal... |
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1999, July 26 Brother-n-law Matt, Sister Jan, and Will at the table... Photo-Journal... |
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1999, August 31 Sister Jan, Matt, and Will... on the brink of a mortgage! Photo-Journal... |
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1999, Thanksgiving 1st shot: Mother and Sister Jan... at Farmwood. Photo-Journal... 2nd shot: Sister Jan and young Will. |
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1999, December 2 Brother Brian turns 40... Matt in the 2nd shot... at Farmwood... Photo-Journal... |
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1999, December 21 1st shot: Jill, Jan, and Brian... pre-Christmas. 2nd shot: Matt and Jan. Photo-Journal... |
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2000, April 15 At Will's 2nd birthday party... Photo-Journal... |
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2000, May 4 Father's birthday celebration (a day early) at the Azteca Mexican Restaurant in the Matthews area of Charlotte... Photo-Journal... |
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2000, July 28 Saying goodbye to Sister Jan and young Will as I began my cross-country relocation drive from Charlotte to Seattle... Photo-Journal... |
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2000, October 19 Sister Jan and young Will at Farmwood... trip to Charlotte... Photo-Journal... |
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2000, October 24 Sister Jan and Will... Photo-Journal... |
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2000, December 24 Matt, Will and Sister Jan at Farmwood in Charlotte... Photo-Journal... |
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2000, December 28 Sister Jan, Baby Ryan, Father and Mother... at Hamilton Manor in Charlotte... Photo-Journal... |
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2001, May 5 A birthday feast for Father at Sister Jan's home... Baby Ryan in the first and third shot... Photo-Journal... |
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2001, December 25 - Christmas Christmas morning at Hamilton Manor... with Ryan... Photo-Journal... |
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2002, January 2 At Hamilton Manor with Sister Jan, Ryan, Smithers, and Will... Photo-Journal... |
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2002, December 16 At Hamilton Manor with Cowboy Will... Photo-Journal... |
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2002, December 22 At Farmwood... the Hamilton's new Subaru... Photo-Journal... |
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2002, December 24 Christmas Eve at Farmwood... Photo-Journal... |
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2002, December 25 Christmas Day at Hamilton Manor... with Father, young Will, and Brother Brian... Photo-Journal... |
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2002, December 30 1st and 2nd shot: At the Peaceful Dragon in Charlotte... 3rd shot: at Hamilton Manor... Photo-Journal... |
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2003, January 1 Ryan strapped in and ready to go in that new Sabaru.... Photo-Journal... |
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2004,
August 6 1st shot: Mother and Sister Jan. Photo-Journal... 2nd shot: Sister Jan, Will, and Ryan. 3rd shot: Sister Jan emulates a photo I took of Pete Davis on the steps of La-dee-da's back on August 23, 2003... |
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2004,
August 9 Strawberry Hill... Sister Jan observes Will's phone call. This is one of those priceless shots... Photo-Journal... |
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2004, August
11 At Mountain Island Lake... Sister Jan on the old upright... Photo-Journal... |
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