Hello Family!

It will soon be a year since the memorable Herr Reunion and the last blog entry was dated October 25. 2009. There have been requests to get the blog going again, so here goes! We know of several blog-worthy events which have occurred or soon will occur, and we hope you will fill us in on your news.. Send your material to me, and I will post your entries. Include pictures when you can!

A few of the aforementioned happenings are:

Bruce's sojourn in Ecuador, concluding with a 3-week visit from Ellen

Mary and Peter just returned from a trip to Sicily

Rachel, Guillo, Eve, and Noah have accepted an assignment in Indonesia

Dave and Rosalie will celebrate 50 years of wedded bliss on June 17

Marissa graduated from high school

The bride and groom, Liz and Van, will become parents in September

Henry has registered for kindergarten, and just learned to ride a two wheeler

Bruce will visit Ken and Viv next month

Kilian survived (we think) his first year at Purdue

Dave and Rosalie treated Greg, Karen, Megan, Marissa, Peter and Mary to an Italian dinner in Fullerton in March (Pictured below)


We hope all is well with all of you -- and the Herr families will be happy to hear from you!

Mary

Big Events

September 5 -- A Day for Anniversaries and Weddings!

Congratulations to Viv and Ken, who observed their 55th anniversary! (No picture available -- Are there any?)

Congratulations to Liz and Van, who were married! (Many pictures available, and here are a few --- )
Just Married!

Rosalie, Dave, Ellen and Bruce were among the guests

Dave and Rosie, ready to toast the bride and groom!

Henry assumed a very serious role as ring bearer -----

------- and was privileged to ride in the bridal party limousine with Mom and Dad.

Liz sang "At Last" to her groom.
A wonderful evening was had by all!


September 12, 2009

Mary and Peter attend Peter's 50th (!!) Schurz High School reunion. ( Note to all Schurz graduates -- The Schurz centennial celebration is coming up in late April of 2010)

And finally --
Thanks to Dave, who captured the memories of the Herr Reunion at Starved Rock by assembling a lovely collection of photos in a booklet, which he sent to many of us. We appreciate!!!


As always, we'll be happy to post entries from anyone in the Herr family. Send us your news and photos, and let's keep the Herr blog going!

Hat-heads or Herr-brained

These photos came with the accompanying note from Ellen. If anyone else has photos to share, please send them along!
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Hi, Betsy,

Here is a small series called either Hat-heads or Herr-brained. If you think they are blogworthy, please post them. My favorite is the one of Dave who assumed the roles of family archivist and patriarch with his usual modesty and kindness.

Aunt Ellen

Lots More Pictures!

Reunion!!!

We had a great time! Check back for more photos soon!!!

See You Soon!

The lists have been refined and combined, the activity reservations finalized, the memorabilia boxed, and the Herr potato chips packed -- so all seems to be ready! We know that a few reunioneers , namely Bruce and Ellen, have already hit the road to Illinois. We wish them and all of the other attendees a safe journey!

We recently received a kind note from Daryl and Coleen, expressing their regrets for not being able to attend the reunion. (Thanks again to Darryl for keeping us aware of family dates with his annual calendar -- ) They assured us that they will be with us in spirit! Regrets were also sent by Pat, who just spent several weeks visiting her family in Michigan and Indiana.

This weekend's event will be photographed -- so watch the Herr blog for recent photographs of your relatives!

Two Weeks!

The long planned and long awaited Herr reunion will happen in 2 weeks! It promises to be a memorable event and anticipation is building as participants plan to bring information on family genealogy, photos, DVDs containing old family movies, scrapbooks, etc. Most importantly, they are bringing themselves and all look forward to three days of relaxation and just being together!

Message to non-attendees: If you wish, send photos or family news or greetings for us to share at the reunion. It would be special to hear from you!