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March/April 2008

My Grandfather, Benjamin Grice Belote, may appear stern in this photo, but I remember him as a sweet, quiet man. When I stayed summers with him, we became sidekicks and had many adventures on his Singer sewing machine sales route.

All Photos Courtesy of David, Barbara, and Cory Belote

(L-R) Me, Dad, and Dad’s brother, James
“Bucky” Belote. This was the last picture taken
of our Uncle Buck just before he died.

At Left: Edwin - The father of David Belote who with his wife Barbara, graciously supplied us with most of the pictures for this spread. I never got the chance to meet him and I regret I did not.

(L-R) Cousin Gussie (Aunt Barbara’s daughter), Grandmom (Augusta),
Aunt Mary Chandler, and Aunt Barbara Marshall

This is just a part of Dad’s family attending his 90th birthday party in November 2006.

We lived beside our parents home, and Dad would drive over with his mower for a visit. Sometimes he would tour our large garden and give me a report on it.

This is Dad’s brother Alfred with
an unidentifi ed friend.

Our home Dad built, nearly completed. It seemed like he worked forever on our home. When Dad & Mom sold the property in 1972, a big bulldozer came in and knocked it down, making room for new townhouses.

Mom Belote, 1975

Mom holding me; Aunt Mary with brother Ben.

Belote family Christmas 1961 at Newark, Delaware home—
(L-R) Nancy, Ben, June, me, Albert in chair, Mom (pregnant with
Linda at the time), Billy on bike and Dad.

Mom’s brother, Walter Petryk

On the way to swimming at the creek, brother Ben,
sister Nancy, Aunt Helen, with bicycle, me

Our Mom, Lillian, peeking through the sheets at Greenrich, Chester

First column of people to the left: squatting, Uncle Walt’s wife, Virginia; behind her, me (always wellarmed), my brother Ben, and Dad. To their right, sister Nancy; in the foreground, brother Billy; behind Billy is Mom spoofing (doesn’t she look good after five kids?); behind Mom is Aunt Mary and sister June.

It is my understanding that this is a photo of our great grandparents in the Ukraine, Russia.

Mom’s sisters, Mary and Helen, at our old swimming hole off Barksdale Rd, Newark, Del.

Mom’s brother and sister, Ben, and Ann

To the far right sitting in a chair is my grandmother, Anastazia Rawluk Petryk (my mom’s mother), and she is holding my aunt Ann. To her right is my Aunt Mary, and the little girl to the far left is our mother, Lillian. Standing behind our grandmother is our grandfather, Albert Petryk.