Rose at our family reunion in 2005

Rose all smiles at our family reunion in 2005











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  1. AnnAlikiOctober 18, 2019 at 8:24 PM

    What a wonderful occasion. I think she was really happy that we managed to pull that off. So many of us made it to that reunion.

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