EMO's grand-daughter Ellen Montague Murphy Flynn, Parish Administrator at St. Anns, has branched into the garment industry, taking on a part-time job at the cutting table with Jo-Ann's Fabrics in Fayetteville...we'll be posting some pix soon - stay hyperlinked!

It's a long story, but here goes.  Remember EMO's late grandson-in-law Donald V. Murphy III (1948-1986) & 1st husband to EMO's grand-daughter Ellen Montague?  Well, it turns out that DVM-III had a step-brother in France!  Back in the Normandy invasion (1944), Don's father (Donald V. Murphy, Jr.) was with the U.S. Army (with the Red Bull Express), and he had met a French woman, and, well...you know.  Don left France in 1945, and his son (Daniel) was born in 1946.  Details are sketchy...DVM, Jr., died in 2000.  Little Daniel grew up to become Daniel Wappler, business executive and family man in Villecrenes near Paris.  Daniel's mother had saved some old letters from 1945, and so in 2001, Daniel was able to locate the Murphy family in Syracuse.  And just this year, Conor Murphy (fluent in French, by the way) spent the summer with the Wappler family, and working for Daniel's company.  We'll have more pictures & stories from Conor soon - stay hyperlinked!

EMO's grand-son-in-law Mike Coley just sent in some great pictures from John Quigley's graduation party (17 July 2004 - thanks, Mike)...check out EMO's three daughters Ann Clark, Jeanne Quigly & Mary Montague (left) and grand-daughters Debbie O'Carroll, Connie Dalbo, Marnie Kern & Annie Quigley!

Here's another nice picture from Mike...EMO's grandsons Jim Quigley, Larry Clark & Jeremy Montague (along with long-time friend Jerry Berdan) performing with "Quigsy & the Bird," one of Syracuse's older...err, "longer-lasting" Irish folk music groups!

Up from Florida for a summer visit, we find EMO's great-grand-daughters Kristin & Kelly Montague in fine form...check out some cute pix below (snapped by your webmaster!):

More high school graduations to announce! EMO's great grand-daughter Katie Pfohl (Bill & Ginny's daughter) graduated 3rd in her class from Bowling Green High School in Kentucky...Katie now follows the footsteps of older brother Jeff and will enter Centre College (in Danville, Kentucky) in August.  Bill's sons Jeff & Brian were on hand...Jeff, a Ph.D. scientist (and 1992 Centre College grad), now lives in Albuquerque, NM)...Brian now works in the Psychology Department at Bates College in Maine (where his wife Meredith teaches math).

EMO's grandson Jeremy Montague joins the 2004 list of graduates, this time in World Tae Kwon Do Federation Black-Belt advancement...Jeremy showed the young whippersnappers how it's done, earning  his 2^nd-Dan Black Belt in a four-hour testing on 26 June at Florida Tae Kwon Do Center in Davie, FL!  (Our webmaster's a little black & blue & bloody red as he writes this, though...a warm soak in the tub & two tylenols tonight, for sure!)

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With the summer time almost on us, let's check out some graduation pix.  EMO's great grand-daughters Kelly & Kristin Montague are wrapping up another one-year stretch at Pioneer Middle School in Cooper City, Florida...Kristin now moves on to 9th grade at Cooper City High School & will join the vaunted Cooper City High Marching Band!  Kelly moves on to 7th grade at Pioneer!