I have had a chance to put up a few photos lately, and there are now more than 100 photos on this page. I have also put up a few photos of my hair donation project. You will find that most of the pictures that I did put up are of Bubba, Cody, Cadan, Garett, Lincoln and Kristina. (Being the Grandpa is pretty cool!)
Somewhere in all of my sites, I put up the message Margie, this site, like everything else that I do, is for you!
Here is the seventh grade school photo of Antman. And here is that years baseball photo. Here Here is the eight grade school photo. I am still waiting for more recent photos. (He is now 19 years old!)
Here is a shot of one of the late Mr. Waylon s cousins. (Of course, Mr. Waylon was much cuter!) I am still working on getting a photo of Mr. Willie.
I have been asked from time to time about John Casey Sr. Here he is.He passed away peacefully on March 5, 2006. Here is a link to his guestbook.
Some folks still ask what I look like. At great expense and difficulty, I have collected several photos of me, showing me at several different ages. (I never claimed to be humble!)
Here is the first known photo of me.
Here Here is a photo taken in the front room of my parents home on Forest View Drive in South San Francisco. The lady holding me is my aunt, Kathy Cronin. I must have been about 18 months old here in 1956.
And here is a snapshot taken at my second birthday party in 1957.
Here is a photos of my grandmother (Mae Cronin) and I in about 1959 or 1960. She was the inspiration for my love of Irish Folk Music, and in large part, why this page exists.
While in second grade, I tried my hand at Cub Scout Softball. Here is a photo take of Chris, Eileen and I on Ulloa in 1962, with me in my uniform.
Vacations in Sonoma were always a big deal to us. The best part was having time with "Papa Casey", my grandfather. This shot was taken in 1965 so I would have been about nine years old.
Both of my Uncle's on the Casey side of the family were priests. This was a source of great pride to my grandparents. Here is a picture taken in 1950 showing my Grandparents and Uncles.
After graduating from high school, I enlisted in the army. this is one of many photos from that era.
In 1978, after my return from the Army, I ran for the governing board of the Santa Clara Unified School District. Here is a photo from the election night party. It is safe to say that a good time was had by all.
At all of the election night parties mentioned above, the singing was led by the late Father Billy O'Connor. (He led the group in "He's a Jolly Good Fellow".) Here he is at another party at my parent's house in 1987.
And here is a photograph of my brother Kevin and I, after singing a few songs at Katie Blooms.
Until recently, I ran in the "Up and Running" race every year. Here is the official photo from the last year that I ran.
In 1991, I decided that my new wife, Margie, needed a photo, so I had this set taken. She loved them.
When T-Zone was open, they offered to take digital photos of anyone who visited the store. This is what they did for me.
Here is one that I took for the church directory, and here is another.
Here is one that I has taken for Margie as a Christmas present.
And here I am opening presents at my Father's place on Christmas Day 1999.
I returned to Applied Materials in May of 2000. For my first Haloween I dressed as Count Dracula.
Cody is an amazing young lady. Among other things, she is sure that she can do anything that anybody else can do. Here I am trying to convince her that she can not use my camera.
You all know that I have been lucky enough to inherit a grandson. Bubba is "way cool". Here he is using "Aunt Kelly's Compuner". Here is a shot from Margie's surprise birthday dinner at Mariani's in October of 1999.
Here are the shots from Christmas 1999. A big THANKS to Carla for taking them.
Another of Chris, Anthony and Kevin
Here are some shots taken at Bubba's Mom's baby shower. Not that I am a proud grandpa or anything. The shower was held in anticipation of Bubba's sister, Codys birth.
And here is a section of photos of Cody. Bubba made it in to some of them as the two of them are just about inseparable.
The classic baby shot, being held by Mom.
Cody at her big brother's graduation
Bubba turned six in January (2002). His Mom and Dad had a real nice party for him. Here he is
in front of the cake. And here are Bubba and Cody "mugging" for the camera at the party.
Margie and I are luck to see Bubba and Cody pretty regularly. These shots were taken during a visit early in 2002. Here is a shot of "Herself", and here she is with Molly. And of course, Bubba and Big John had some quality computer time.
Until recently, I am blessed by still having my Dad, and his one of his two sisters. (We lost Bern in June of 2003.) Here is a picture that was taken of them at Margie's 80 th Birthday dinner in Feburary of 2002.
Cadan Jude Lewis, our third grand child was born on September 25, 2002. He weighed 9 pounds, seven ounces, and was 22 inches long. I am still working on a birth picture, but here is one of Margie holding him, and another. Of course, Auntie Kelly was not going to miss out. And, Mommy is still way cool, and knows the most, but we do get the occasional, family shot.
Santa Clara dedicated the Veteran's Memorial on November 11, 2002. The dedication was held, even thought the construction was not quite finished. They are just about finished now. It is an impressive site. It is in Central Park, on Kiely. Here is the view from the street. And, Here is a shot of the brick that I bought for my Dad, and my buddy, Charles Fitzgerald. I will take a few more photographs when the work is complete.
Another Christmas has come and gone. I was lucky enough to get a few shots of the kids, the tree, and the season. This year, we had a "Dora" Christmas. (For those of you who have somehow managed to miss out on the latest fad, "Dora the Explorer" is the latest children's cartoon character. We all wore Dora hats for the opening of the gifts.) And, it was still Christmas, so there had to be a tree. And, we all know that the holiday is really for the Bubba, Cody, and Cadan.
We celebrated Mister Bubba turning the ripe old age of seven on January 05, 2003. As is always the case, his sister was on hand to provide vital assistance. Not that he needed much help. And of course, cake was enjoyed by all, naturally, sister was available when some assembly was required.
Christmas 2003 was pretty wonderful! Of course, there was a tree. And, all four of the grand kids got in to the spirit. Grandma Margie got some quality time with "The G Man." And, while Mommy held Garett, His brother, sister and cousin had a great time. Staci was enjoying also. herself also. OK, here is another one of Miss Cody, who is now 4! Her brother, Mister Bubba also did well. Of course, Mister Caden also had a wonderful time.
Of course, we had to have an Easter Egg Hunt for Easter 2004. I actually managed to get all four of them together. Easter was before my haircut, here is Mister Caden and I discussing hairdos, and here is Mister Caden by himself. Aunt Staci, and Uncle DJ gave Cody a set of pom-poms to practice her cheering. Caden and Garett enjoy looking out the window, or at least Caden does. Bubba is still growing very rapidly, and is a great kid. Lastly, here is the group, minus Margie and I.
We had a great birthday party for Mister Caden recently. Here is the birthday boy. Talk about a magnetic smile. Of course, his cousins came to help him celebrate. Cody hammed it up for the camera, and Garrett was just not real impressed.
It has been pointed out to me that updates have become pretty rare here. In an effort to correct that, here is a shot of our family at the installation of my sister, Chris, as Postmaster of Hayward. Here is my brother Kevin and I. And here is yours truly. These were all taken on March 16, 2007.
It has also been pointed out to me that I do not have any photos of the two youngest grand children. I have remedied that situation. Here is Grandma Margie, Caden and Lincoln shortly after Lincoln was born. And here is a shot of Cadan taking a picture of his new little brother. And now Daddy fixing the camera.
This is the first photo I have of Kristina. The hands are a very proud Mom and Dad. And this Grandma Margie holding "herself" shortly after the last photo.
Here are the two of them a few months later. And Kristina by herself. Here is Kristina at about one year, first with her trusty bottle, and then posing. I still have quite a few pictures of them to put up, but here are the two "big brothers". And I just could not resist the chance to get in the picture.
I love this picture of Caden and Garret. And this is an awesome shot of Garett and Kristina. Here is Dakoda and Grandma Margie after Dakoda's performance in her school play. The last photo was actually taken by Garett using my cel phone.
We have also sort of started a tradition of trying to get a group shot of all of the grandkids when they are together. This is the first one of them that I have scanned, when there were only four of them. This is another of the four ot them, this time from Christmas 2003, This is from Easter 2003. And, this is Easter 2004. is a a shot of the five of them, before Kristina was born. Here is one from May of 2006. I am working on getting more of them up here.
It is clear that I am real proud of all of my grand children. They are individuals, and awesome. I am going to put up a section on each of them. Austin is the oldest, and I have the most pictures of him, so he will be first. He excels at sports. The first three wee all taken in May 2006. He was playing in the field here. (All of these photographs are courtesy of Clay Bergin at North Bay Sports Photography. He pitched on this day also, and later played catcher.
Clay also took photographs of him om March 24, 2007. Austin has hit a number of home runs. Unfortunately this was not one. Neither was this one. Nor this one. Or his one either. There have been a couple since then.
Dakoda Rene, who I call Cody is the next oldest. The first one was taken during the Summer of 2002. She is getting in some quality computer time. Later that month, Margie, she and I visited traintown. She is a very outgoing young lady. This shot was taken at her cousin, Caden's birthday party in 2005. Clearly, 2005 was a good year for Cody and photographs. Here she is checking out her new cousin, Lincoln. Here is a photo taken on March 24, while she was at her brother Austin's game.
Caden Jude Lewis is next in line.
Garret, affectionatley known as "Junior". I have litterally dozens of photos of him, but here is one from his brother Austin's game on March 24, 2007. And is here is another.
Lincoln
Kristina
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