Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1 Jun 1855, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 22y
• Census: 1 Jun 1860, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 28y
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1860, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; Housekeeping
• Census: 2 Jul 1870, 8th Ward, Albany, Albany, New York; : 32y
• Occupation: 2 Jul 1870, 8th Ward, Albany, Albany, New York; Housekeeping
• Census: 1 Jun 1875, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 40y
• Residence: Between 1878 and 1892, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; Address:
  235 Orange
• Census: 1 Jun 1880, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 45y
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1880, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; Keeping House
• Census: 16 Feb 1892, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 56y; Address:
  235 Orange

Notes:

Residence:
Judge, Catharine, Widow (in 2011, Google street view captures this as a vacant lot)

Census:
New York Census

Died:
Based on annotation in 1893 City Directory for City of Albany (see attached media) and recording in St. Frances Cem.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nytigs/StAgnesInterments-Bk3_J.htm

Buried:
Unsure if this is the same Catherine Judge, but the dates align and it appears her children are burried in this cemetery.

Catharine married Judge, Patrick before 1855 in Albany, Albany, New York, USA. Patrick was born in 1830 in Ireland; died between 1875 and 1878. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1 Jun 1855, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 7m
• Census: 1 Jun 1860, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 5y
• Census: 2 Jul 1870, 8th Ward, Albany, Albany, New York; : 15y
• Census: 1 Jun 1875, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 20y; Address:
  120 Lark St.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1 Jun 1860, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 3y
• Census: 2 Jul 1870, 8th Ward, Albany, Albany, New York; : 12y
• Census: 1 Jun 1875, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 18y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1875, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; Clerk
• Census: 1 Jun 1880, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 23y
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1880, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; Clerk in Store

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1 Jun 1860, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 1y
• Census: 2 Jul 1870, 8th Ward, Albany, Albany, New York; : 11y
• Census: 1 Jun 1875, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 16y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Census: 1 Jun 1880, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 16y
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1880, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; Mokesin Shoe Factory

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 2 Jul 1870, 8th Ward, Albany, Albany, New York; : 7y
• Census: 1 Jun 1875, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 12y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Census: 1 Jun 1880, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 18y
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1880, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; Clerk in Store
• Census: 16 Feb 1892, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 28y; Address:
  235 Orange
• Census: 5 Jun 1900, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 36y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Occupation: 5 Jun 1900, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; Salesman

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 2 Jul 1870, 8th Ward, Albany, Albany, New York; : 3y
• Census: 1 Jun 1875, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 7y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Census: 1 Jun 1880, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 12y
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1880, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; At School

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 2 Jul 1870, 8th Ward, Albany, Albany, New York; : 5m
• Census: 1 Jun 1875, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 5y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Residence: 1880, Albany, Albany, New York, USA
• Census: 1 Jun 1880, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 10y
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1880, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; At School
• Census: 16 Feb 1892, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 22y; Address:
  235 Orange
• Census: 5 Jun 1900, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 30y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Census: 1 Jun 1905, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 35y; Address:
  120 Lark
• Nationality: 1 Jun 1905; United States
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1905, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; Housework
• Residence: 1910, Albany Ward 12, Albany, New York
• Census: 21 Apr 1910, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 37y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Census: 1 Jun 1915, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 43y; Address:
  120 Lark
• Nationality: 1 Jun 1915; U.S.
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1915, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; Housework

Notes:

Birth:
Date calculated from Albany Rural Cemetery Burial Card. Date of death: Dec. 27, 1915, Age: 45 years, 0 Mos. 7 days.

Date revised based on 1870 Census

Census:
Street: Lark St

Died:
Cemetery burial card Menands, Albany Rural Cemetery. Lists cause of death Acute Grippe.
Lists last residence 120 Lark St. Albany NY
Lot 7, Section 16
"Wife of Joshua Rathbun Bratt"

Margaret married Bratt, Joshua Rathbun on 6 Jan 1892 in Albany, Albany, New York, USA. Joshua (son of Bratt, Gerrit Teunis Jr and Goodman, Frederika) was born on 4 Jul 1867 in Albany, Albany, New York, USA; died on 14 Jul 1924 in Albany, Albany, New York, USA; was buried on 17 Jul 1924 in Albany, Albany, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1 Jun 1875, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 1y 10m; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Census: 1 Jun 1880, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 6y
• Census: 16 Feb 1892, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 18y; Address:
  235 Orange

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Katherine Frances Danahy
• Residence: 1900, Albany Ward 12, Albany, New York
• Census: 5 Jun 1900, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 8y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Occupation: 5 Jun 1900, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; At School
• Census: 1 Jun 1905, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 12y; Address:
  120 Lark
• Nationality: 1 Jun 1905; United States
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1905, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; School (7)
• Census: 21 Apr 1910, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 17y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Census: 1 Jun 1915, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 22y; Address:
  120 Lark
• Nationality: 1 Jun 1915; U.S.
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1915, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; Milliner
• Residence: Between 1918 and 1919, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Census: 7 Jan 1920, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 27y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Occupation: 7 Jan 1920, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; None
• Census: 1 Apr 1930, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; : 37y; Address:
  1319-21 La Salle St. Chicago, Illinois
• Occupation: 1 Apr 1930, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; None
• Census: 1 Apr 1940, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; : 47y; Address:
  34 N. Wabash, Chicago, Illinois
• Occupation: 1 Apr 1940, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; Housewife

Notes:

Had four daughters

Birth:
Birth date from in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com)

Census:
Street: Lark St

Occupation:
Industry, business or establishment: None

Occupation:
Industry: Home

Died:
Cause of death: Myocardial Infarction, Death Certificate issued by District of Columbia General Hospital. File No 531416. Copy issues May 28, 2008

Kathryn married Danahy, James on 23 Sep 1920 in Albany, Albany, New York, USA. James (son of Danahey, John F and Golden, Helen) was born on 12 Jul 1892 in Albany, Albany, New York, USA; died on 19 May 1984 in Virden, MacOupin, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 5 Jun 1900, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 6y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Occupation: 5 Jun 1900, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; At School
• Census: 1 Jun 1905, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 11y; Address:
  120 Lark
• Nationality: 1 Jun 1905; United States
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1905, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; School (7)
• Census: 21 Apr 1910, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 16y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Residence: Between 1914 and 1918, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Census: 1 Jun 1915, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 21y; Address:
  120 Lark
• Nationality: 1 Jun 1915; U.S.
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1915, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; Book Keeper
• Occupation: Between 1917 and 1918, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; At School
• Residence: 1919, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Residence: 1920, Warrensburg
• Census: 7 Jan 1920, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 25y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Occupation: 7 Jan 1920, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; Clerk
• Residence: 1922, West Virginia, USA
• Census: 2 Apr 1930, Mount Lebanon, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; : 36y; Address:
  1111 Cochran Road
• Residence: 16 Oct 1937, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; : 37y; Address:
  374 Parker Dr.
• Residence: 1956, 1211 N Rio Vista Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
• Residence: 1959, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA; Address:
  1211 N Rio Vista Blvd
• Residence: 1960, 1211 N Rio Vista Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Notes:

In letter, Fredrika says she had pages and pages of Browning ancestry information

Census:
Street: Lark St

Residence:
Name listed as Freda

Residence:
Note in Albany City Directory, 1920

Occupation:
Industry, business or establishment: Comptroller Office
Employer, salary or wage worker, or working on own account: Wage earner

Residence:
Ship manifest, See Husband Phillip

Residence:
Ancestry.com City Directory

Residence:
Ancestry.com city directory, 1960.

Died:
Ancestry.com search

Buried:
Find A Grave Memorial# 152083395
Plot: Block 10, Row 12

Fredrika married Browning, Philip Macy on 15 Apr 1920 in Albany, New York, USA. Philip (son of Browning, Noah Harrison and Rivenburgh, Sarah Macy) was born on 15 Mar 1899 in Hudson, New York, USA; died in Feb 1966 in Florida, USA; was buried in Feb 1966 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 5 Jun 1900, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 11m; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Census: 1 Jun 1905, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 6y; Address:
  120 Lark
• Nationality: 1 Jun 1905; United States
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1905, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; X
• Census: 21 Apr 1910, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 10y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Residence: Between 1914 and 1920, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Census: 1 Jun 1915, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 15y; Address:
  120 Lark
• Nationality: 1 Jun 1915; U.S.
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1915, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; School
• Military Draft Registration: 1918, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 19y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Occupation: Between 1918 and 1919, West Albany, Albany, New York; Clerk in Yardmasters office
• Census: 7 Jan 1920, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 20y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Occupation: 7 Jan 1920, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; Clerk; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Census: 1 Jun 1925, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 25y; Address:
  473 Hamilton St
• Nationality: 1 Jun 1925; US
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1925, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; Clerical
• Census: 1 Apr 1930, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; : 30y; Address:
  3203 Berkeley Ave, Los Angeles, CA
• Occupation: 1 Apr 1930, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Dept. Manager
• Census: 1 Apr 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; : 40y; Address:
  3203 Berkeley Ave, Los Angeles, CA
• Occupation: 1 Apr 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Insurance salesman

Notes:

No children

Miltary registraion: Draft card, WW1. Lists Date of birth Jun 6, 1899, age 19. Residence 120 Lark St. Albany. Occupation: Clerk with NYC RR Co.
Height Medium, Build Medium, Blue Eyes, Brown Hair.
Dated Sept. 12

Source Citation: Place: Los Angeles; Date: 22 Feb 1949; Social Security: 568107264.

Source Information:
Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.

1940 Census shows Alfred and Clifford Shinn have returned to live with their father, Alfred

Birth:
(DoB Updated based on Military and Death records)

Census:
Street: Lark St

Occupation:
Industry, business or establishment: Railroad
Employer, salary or wage worker, or working on own account: Wage earner
1920 Albany City Directory lists occupation as: Clerk in Yardmaster's Office W A (Western Albany)

Occupation:
Industry: Newspaper
Class of worker: Wage earner

Occupation:
Industry: Insurance
Class of worker: Wage or salary worker in private work

Buried:
Find A Grave Memorial# 28165952

Gerrit married Millett, Ione Joan before 1930. Ione (daughter of Millett, Ira E and Carpenter, Rose B) was born on 30 Oct 1900 in Virginia; died on 30 Jun 1935 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gerrit married Etta after 1935. Etta was born cal 1896 in South Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 21 Apr 1910, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 4y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Census: 1 Jun 1915, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 9y; Address:
  120 Lark
• Nationality: 1 Jun 1915; U.S.
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1915, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; School
• Census: 7 Jan 1920, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 14y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Occupation: 7 Jan 1920, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; None
• Residence: 1922, West Virginia, USA
• Education: May 1924, Buckhannon, West Virginia, USA; Buckhannon-Upshur High School, High School Diploma
• Census: 12 Apr 1930, 4th Ward, Santa Ana, Orange, California; : 24y; Address:
  1009 Walnut St.
• Occupation: 12 Apr 1930; Draftsman for Telephone Company
• Occupation: 12 Apr 1930, 4th Ward, Santa Ana, Orange, California; Draftsman for Telephone Company
• Census: 13 Apr 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; : 34y; Address:
  240 E 67th Street
• Occupation: 13 Apr 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Telephone Installer

Notes:

Moved to West Virginia with sister and her husband, Phil Browning. In her letter (to Gary and Miki Bratt), she writes: "... When Phil and I moved to West Va. in 1922, your Dad came to live with us and was the most popular boy in his high school class. After he graduated, he intended to go on to W. Va Wesleyan -- he was quite an artist and as I remember it, he was interested in architecture. But my dad died and Ed went west with Ger as you know. I had taken Mothers place raising him (he was about 8 yrs when mother died) and no would could have been any prouder than I was over _that child_ your Dad, Gary.

Descendants of Albert Andriessan person (12748.6634)

Occupation:
Industry: Telephone
Class of worker: Wage earner

Edward married Hawkins, Marjorie on 29 Jul 1929. Marjorie (daughter of Hawkins, Leo Chase and Devine, Amelia Emma) was born on 23 Feb 1910 in Bountiful, Davis, Utah; died on 1 May 2006 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sanchez, H.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Ruth Huber
• Census: 1 Apr 1930, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; : 6y; Address:
  1319-21 La Salle St. Chicago, Illinois
• Census: 1 Apr 1940, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; : 17y; Address:
  34 N. Wabash, Chicago, Illinois
• Occupation: 1 Apr 1940, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; New Worker

Ruth married Huber, Charles H Walter on 27 Nov 1942 in Cook County, Illinois, USA. Charles was born on 24 Jan 1923 in Cedar Creek, Muskegon, Michigan, USA; died on 1 Jan 1990 in North Chicago, Lake, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Frances Kathryn Dunne
• Name: Frances Kathryn Yarbrough
• Census: 1 Apr 1930, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; : 3y 6m; Address:
  1319-21 La Salle St. Chicago, Illinois
• Census: 1 Apr 1940, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; : 16y; Address:
  34 N. Wabash, Chicago, Illinois

Frances married Dunne, Gerald Aloyious on 11 May 1946 in Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago, Ilinois. Gerald was born on 15 Feb 1921 in Franklin Park, Illinois; died on 24 Feb 1993 in Franklin, MO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances married Yarbrough, William Edward in 1963 in St. Louis, MO, USA. William was born on 3 Apr 1925; died on 12 Mar 1998. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Karganilla, D.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

T. married Swihart, L.A. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 16 Oct 1937, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; : 7y; Address:
  374 Parker Dr.
• Residence: 30 Oct 1937; Address:
  374 Parker Dr. Pittsburgh, PA
• Military Begining: 3 Mar 1953
• Residence: 1956, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA; Address:
  211 N Rio Vista blvd
• Military End: 29 Feb 1956
• Residence: 1960, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA; Address:
  1211 N Rio Vista Blvd
• Military Service: 1965

Notes:

Reported to live near Atlanta, 1996

Residence:
Ship manifest. See Father.

Residence:
Passenger list, Pennsylvania, arriving in Los Angeles from New York

Military Begining:
US Navy

Family/Spouse: Ramsay, L.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

S.H. married Mitchell, E.L. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 13 Apr 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; : 7y; Address:
  240 E 67th Street
• Education: Between 1951 and 1955, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; UCLA, Attended classes
• Education: 1956, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon; University of Oregon, Eugene, where he earned a BS
• Graduation: 10 Jun 1956, University of Oregon
• Occupation: Abt 1957; Aerospace Engineer
• Residence: 1957, San Dimas, CA; Address:
  409 W. 5th Ave
• Residence: 1958, Pomona, CA; Address:
  1829 W. Dennison St.
• Residence: 1966, Claremont, Los Angeles, California; Address:
  3411 N. Grand Ave.

Notes:

Descendants of Albert Andriessan person (12748.66342)
Gerrit Bratt -- Born at Los Angeles General Hospital (now called LA County, USC Medical Center), in 1933 to Marjorie (Hawkins-Bratt-McClaugherity) and Edward Bratt. Gary grew up with an older sister, Shirley, in various neighborhoods of Los Angeles California. Both his father and mother worked for the phone company. According to Shirley, when Gary was an infant, a care-giver had come to their home with a fever and given it to Gary. After this, Gary developed asthma and was never without an inhaler (there is no certainty that this fever had anything to do with his asthma). Given many of his mountaineering exploits, later in his life, it is a testament to his fortitude, that he was able to pursue these passions, despite this challenge.

In his youth, Gary developed a love of technology of the day -- he built radio sets and worked on cars. Of the two, he could work on one of them in his small bedroom at home. His sister, Shirley, was attending college at Brigham Young University, Provo (Utah) when Gary's father died suddenly at the age of 43. Even though Gary was in High School, Shirley returned home to help their mother, Marjorie keep house. His love of electronics became more focused when he was attending classes at UCLA. (It is said he suffered a crisis of purpose during his senior year and failed a class in his major, certainly due to lack of attention and focus, rather than ability). The next year, he completed his BS degree at University of Oregon, in Eugene. He later earned a masters degree in control systems engineering from California State University, Fullerton.

Following the completion of what would have been his senior year at UCLA, he married Morneen K Cutter in 1955. The two then spent a year in Eugene, Oregon. while Gary finished his degree. The couple then returned to Southern California and Gary took a job with General Dynamics / Convair, at their aerospace plant in Pomona (straddling the Corona Expressway and Mission Bl (Today, this is Hwy 71 and Mission)). He worked at this location for the remainder of his life. While most of his work was classified, he was primarily focused on flight control systems for GD's Standard Missile (I believe this was a non nuclear tactical weapon system). The GD Pomona division was also the developer of the PHALANX gun. A 20mm, radar controlled Gatling gun capable of firing 75 rounds per second. He would frequently talk about this system. I do not know if he worked on this system. While this was an intense time during the cold-war with Russia, Gary was always internally conflicted with his contributions to the military industrial complex.

In Southern California, Gary and Miki first took up residence in an apartment, in San Dimas. This is where they lived when their first child, a daughter Renata, was born in 1957. Shortly thereafter, they rented a house on Denison St. in Pomona, just blocks from the GD Pomona plant. This is where their two sons, Edward and David were both born. After plans for building a custom home in Claremont, near Claremont High School fell through, the found a mid-century modern home in the middle of a lemon and grapefruit grove just outside of, the then northern limits of, Claremont (this area was later annexed by the city). Late in the fall of 1965, they moved to this home, where they remained the rest of their lives.

Gary and Miki loved the outdoors. They had met while both were participating in outdoor activities with the Bruin Mountaineering Club. In 1953, Gary and friends from the club climbed Mt. Robson (12,972 ft) in the Rainbow Range of the Canadian Rockies (The highest peak in the Canadian Rockies). Wikipedia has the following quote about this peak, "Although the mountain is under 4,000 m (13,123 ft), there is no easy way to the summit and bad weather commonly rebuffs most summit attempts." This was a summer expedition that he spoke of to many climbing groups. This is described in "Trial by weather -- 1953 ascents of Mount Robson" by Don Claunch, The Mountaineer, p 20-23, Washington, Dec. 1953 [1]. He was accompanied by Jon Gardey, Jack Lasner, Norman Sanders, and the author, Don Claunch. Gery submitted a letter describing the climb, to the American Alpine Journal, which was published in 1954 [2].

As a family, we journeyed to many mountain and desert camping locations, throughout the western united states. For many years between the mid 1960's through the early 80's, we would return to Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park. Both Gary and Miki loved the local mountainscape and car-camping at the now closed Sierra Club campground, surrounding the natural soda springs. We weathered many afternoon thunderstorms in Parsons' Memorial Lodge. Gary climbed many of the peaks in that area, leading his sons David and Ed to the summit of Cathedral Peak (10,912 ft) in the mid 1970's. He attempted Mt. Lyell (13'120 ft) a few times, but was never able to summit. David did eventually summit this peak during a summer research expedition. Gary and David climbed Mt. Whitney (14,505 ft), via the exposed Mountaineer's route with a Sierra Club group in the early 1970's.

Another of Gary's passions was classical music. In the 1960's and early 1970's he and Miki held season tickets to the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra, Thursday night, "Premiere," series. They would pile us all into the car and drop us with our Grandma Lenore (Speidel-Smith-Dawson) who lived on Shatto St. in Los Angeles, just blocks from the Dorthy Chandler Auditorium. They would attend the concert, return to Grandmas, pile us all back into the car and drive home. This love of music was conveyed to his daughter Renata who has become a very well respected musician in her own right. Learning Cello with classical training, she is now a very accomplished Jazz and Fiddle Cellist, ensemble player, and clinician. Gary played several instruments, including the Piano, Oboe and Recorder. Very few gatherings would occur without some type of singing or playing.

Throughout his life, he and Miki maintained close ties with many of their friends from the UCLA, in particular, former members of the Bruin Mountaineers from 1953-55. They continued to organize and join group camping trips, though our members dwindled to a more common few. They also hosted an annual holiday party. I'm told that originally it was a Halloween party, but it became a winter solstice party after they moved to Claremont. (Rumor is, they tried to cancel it after they relocated, but the club members, unbeknownst to the hosts, decided to converge anyway. They called it a surprise housewarming party.) This gathering continued as an annual event until Miki's passing in 1996. This evening f?te would frequently last well into the evening with many attendees bringing sleeping bags, pitching tents on the lawn (the house was located in a citrus orchard with no nearby neighbors), curling up on any flat surface of the house, or in their cars -- spilling into breakfast and maybe a mid-morning hike the following day.

In 1982, Gary was diagnosed with Leukemia. He had just begun chemotherapy treatment when he died, suddenly in Sept. of that year. He was 49 years old. His wife, Miki continued working in local politics and city organizations until she died in 1996. His mother, Marjorie died in 2006. His two sons share his passion for the outdoors. David continues to explore outdoor locations frequently and is an accomplished hang-glider (he earns a living as a carpenter). Ed sailed actively around Southern California and in the San Francisco Bay. Ed followed Gary's passion for electronics and has worked in technology since earning a BS. His sister Shirley still lives in Torrance California.
(Fathers day, 2016)

[1] https://www.mountaineers.org/about/history/the-mountaineer-annuals/indexes-annuals-maos/the-mountaineer-1953
[2] http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195419400/North-America-Canada-British-ColumbiaAscent-of-Mt-Robson

Died:
Ashes spread Tolumene Meadows, Tolumene Co. California 37.8864136,-119.3641185)

Gerrit married Cutter, Morneen Kamiki on 10 Sep 1955 in Community Methodist Church. Morneen (daughter of Cutter, Robert Ahern and Smith, Katherine Elizabeth) was born on 26 Apr 1933 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; died on 15 Oct 1998 in Claremont, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]