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LISTING OF EXHIBITS AND PHOTOS
EXHIBIT # 1- PAGE 2A PHOTOS OF NENNO, WISCONSIN (2) EXHIBITS # 2-3 PAGE 5A PHOTOS OF THE GEORGE NENNO FAMILY (2) EXHIBIT # 4 PAGE 7A PHOTOS OF WILLIAM AND MARY RONOLDER ON THEIR WEDDING DAY (2) EXHIBIT # 5 PAGE 8A PHOTOS OF CATHERINE, HOWARD AND WILLIAM RONOLDER (2) EXHIBIT # 6 PAGE 9A-B PHOTOS OF XAVIER AND PAULINE VOSSLER AND XAVIER AS AN OLD MAN(2) ; EMIGRATION PASS. EXHIBIT # 7 PAGE l0A PHOTOS OF CLAUDE AND PAULINE NENNO IN 1918 AND ON THE USS AMERICA IN 1956 WHEN THEIR SON WILLIAM WENT TO GERMANY (2) . EXHIBIT # 8 PAGE llA PHOTOS OF PAULINE AND MARY NENNO IN HAWAII AND IN AUSTRALIA WITH WILLIAM (AND EMU BIRD) IN 1974 (2). EXHIBIT # 9 PAGE 12 A PHOTO OF DONALD, MARY, ROBERT AND WILLIAM AT DONALD'S WEDDING IN 1949. EXHIBIT # 10 PAGE 13 A PHOTO OF ROBERT S., JUDY AND COREY . EXHIBIT #11 PAGE 15 A PHOTO OF DONALD J. NENNO III. EXHIBIT # 12 PAGE 16 A PHOTO OF RICHARD, MIMI, RICK, BOBBIE AND CHRIS. EXHIBIT # 13 PAGE 17 A PHOTO OF MARIANNE, NATHANIEL, SAM, KATHY, CLAUDE AND ABBY. EXHIBIT # 14 PAGE 22 A PHOTO OF MICHAEL AND NANCY AT THEIR WEDDING. EXHIBIT # 15 PAGE 22 A PHOTO OF MICHAEL, CLAUDIA AND TATIANA EXHIBITS # 16,17,18 PAGES 23 A-24,25,26. PHOTO-DEDICATION OF PORTRAIT OF DONALD J. NENNO,M.D. EXHIBIT- GOOD NIGHT PRAYER, PAULINE RONOLDER NENNO EXHIBIT- LIFE OF SISTER MARY VINCENTIA VOSSLER, R.S.M. EXHIBIT # 19, PAGE 27 PHOTO OF TATIANA TROMBLY |
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THE JOHN AND BARBARA NENNO FAMILY
The John (Jean) Nenno family emigrated from Germany (Rheinland-Alsace) in 1833. The name (spelled Nenne) appears on -the passenger list of the ship "Ange Guardian" (Guardian Angel) which left Le Havre, France and landed in New York on August 21, 1833. He was a carpenter (51 years old) accompanied by his wife Barbara (46) and Seven children:
Andrie (Andrew), age 20 It must have been an awesome adventure to travel across the ocean on an 1830-era ship with seven children of ages ranging from 20 down to six months ! The family settled in North Collins, New York, a farming community south of Buffalo. It is likely that, because of their young ages, all of the children initially settled in North Collins with their parents. However, there is evidence that they disbursed beyond that as they grew old enough. There is also some evidence that some members of this family settled in Wisconsin since there is a small settlement called "Nenno" located a few miles north of Milwaukee. (See accompanying Exhibit No.l,p. 2A (photos) road sign, Catholic Church, auto body shop, gas station in Nenno, Wisconsin taken by Robert W. Nenno, son of Claude and Pauline and his son Robert S. in the 1980s. Mrs. Wilson also records that Nicholas, a member of the family on the "Ange Guardian" , was buried in the Catholic cemetery in Nenno. However, no record can be found at the Catholic Church or at a grave site in the cemetery in Nenno; (the church and cemetery records were not well maintained).
THE MICHAEL AND CATHERINE NENNO FAMILY
Michael Nenno. the son of Nikolas (above) was born in 1809 in Germany and died in Allegany, New York (60 miles south of Buffalo) on July 4, 1866. His wife Catherine was born in Germany in 1816 and died in Allegany on July 2, 1861. Michael was the first of the family line we are tracing.
*1. Nicholas, born June 5, 1837 and died February 13, 1890. (believed to be buried in St. Bonaventure
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THE GEORGE L. AND MARY J. (MURRAY) NENNO FAMILY
George L. Nenno, the fourth child of Nicholas (above) was born September 20, 1864 in Allegany and died January 18, 1936. He worked as an oil driller in Western Pennsylvania and Ohio before buying a dairy farm in Allegany in the mid-1890s. His wife was Mary Jane Murray whose family came from County Clare in Ireland, some of whom settled in Canada before coming to the United States. She was the daughter of Patrick Murray and Sarah Garvey, was born in Allegany on September 20, 1864 and died July 15, 1934. She had five brothers and two sisters (Michael,Patrick, Thomas, David, Frank, Catherine and Sarah) . She was a school teacher, a student of Latin and Roman history. Her sister Catherine married George's brother Michael in a double wedding ceremony. George and Mary (Murray) Nenno are buried in St. Bonaventure's Cemetery. George Nenno was a physically impressive man- about 6'2" in height and weighing over 200 pounds. He organized and participated in horse racing, dressing up when "going to the races." He purchased one of the early automobiles, a Chandler, in 1918. All of the George Nenno's were avid card players. On occasions when his son Claude would visit, they would play a two-handed card game which involved "going into the woods;" Claude's children would observe but were never sure whether "going into the woods" was good or bad. Mary Murray Nenno used savings from her earlier teaching to send three of her daughters (Ruth, Cecelia and Catherine) to school to be trained as teachers. She also purchased a large family bible (leather-bound with metal hinges) to record family births, baptisms marriages and deaths which was passed on to later generations. She named her first son Claudius (later changed to Claude), perhaps in response to her interest in Latin and Roman history. She embroidered a linen altar cloth for St. Bonaventure's church which was later used for the marriage of her grandson Robert. For a mumber of years, the George Nenno family gathered all of the children and grandchildren at the farm on Christmas, with a table in the dining room for the adults and a table in the large kitchen for the grandchildren (cousins) . Children of George and Mary Jane:
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Ronolder of Olean) who also took the streetcar to attend Westbrook's. Showing no interest in oil drilling or
farming (which were the background of his family) he became employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad in
Olean as a Clerk (office manager) and started a 50-year career with the same employer. He spent a brief
period with the Railroad in Pittsburgh ending in 1917 and served in the U.S. Army as a stenographer toward
the end of World War I, from June 25 to November 20, 1918, stationed at Camp Upton on Long Island, N.Y.
He was married in November 1917 (see below).
THE VALENTINE-CATHERINE (SAUER) RONOLDER FAMILY
Valentine Ronolder was born in Germany in 1831, came to the United States and Olean, New York in the 1860s and died January 24, 1889. He was married to Catherine Sauer born in Germany in 1832 and died in Olean in 1898. Valentine is buried in St. Bonaventure's Cemetery and Catherine in the Allegany Protestant Cemetery. Catherine was the daughter of Otto Sauer, a blind German soldier, who came to live with his daughter in Olean; he was killed on Union Street, the main business street in Olean, when a horse and buggy came out of a driveway and struck him. He is buried beside his daughter; his brother is buried in the cemetery in Great Falls outside Salamanca. It is not clear where the Ronolder-Sauer family came from in Germany. However, correspondence of 1888 with relatives in Germany by Raimond Sauerwein (who lived in North Buffalo) , a copy of which was in the possession of the Ronolder-Sauer family, would seem to indicate that both Valentine and Catherine came from Swabia in the Black Forest area. Valentine and Catherine had three children who lived to maturity:
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but this was not successful due to the depressed economy. William worked at Weidman's Grocery (1928-31).
Unable to find steady employment in Olean, he joined his cousin Theresa O'Hara and her husband in Chicago
(see above), working at a radio manufacturing plant (1931-33). Returning to Olean, he became employed as a
driver and then a Supervisor for Stroehman's Bakery (1933-41). From 1941 to his retirement in 1972 he was
a member of the Olean Fire Department, becoming a Captain. While still with the Fire Department, he served
for a short time in the United States Army in Texas in World War II. He married Doris Butler of Weston Mills,
a short distance from Olean; she was a teacher at Olean High School. She died August 1,1999. As of 2001,
William was living in retirement in his home in Olean. He has three children: William (Olean) , Mary (Elma,
New York) , and Howard (Cuba, New York).
See Exhibit 5, Page 8A (Photos of Catherine, Howard and William) . William Ronolder Sr. had very limited schooling but a varied career. He was employed as a foreman for the Socony Vacuum Oil Company in Olean. He built a house for his family on property adjacent to the Ronolder family homestead. He also built a greenhouse and operated a florist business. He was elected a ward councilman on the Olean City Council. At this time, Socony Vacuum had a practice of disposing of oil waste products in an adjoining creek which ran through properties of families living in the ward represented by William Ronolder. This waste permeated the soil making it unfit for growing; because of the odor, it was called "stink crick." These residents sought action to restrain Socony Vacuum from disposing of oil waste in the creek and asked Mr. Ronolder for help. He supported action in the city council to carry out this restraint which was successful. For this action, he was fired from his job at Socony and the company used its influence to have his daughter Catherine (see above) fired from her job as a clerk at Bradner's department store. William Ronolder continued his florist business; he was a skilled gardener, an interest that was passed on to his family. He also took a job as custodian for the public school located in the next block from his home. He was known by his family and his neighbors as a generous man. He often took his grandchildren and other neighborhood children to the neighborhood store and bought them strawberry pop. Information on his wife, Mary Vossler Ronolder, is included below.
THE XAVIER-PAULINE (BERNHARD) VOSSLER FAMILY
Xavier Vossler was born in the small farming village of Laufen in the Kingdom of Wuerttemberg in the Black Forest area of Germany (near Rottweil) on December 3, 1835, based on information on his Emigration Pass of April 26, 1869. This emigration date would seem to indicate that he had emigrated to the United States in 1869. |
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Angel's Church in Olean on September 30, 1890 (see Page 7 above). She, like her husband, was an avid
gardener and instilled this interest in her four children (shown above: Pauline, Catherine, Howard and William
Ronolder, Jr.) . She also was a seamstress and knitter. She retained much of the German cuisine passed down
in her family. Among the recipes was a dish called "Knostlis" which was prepared by slicing dough into boiling
water to make pasta-like noodles which were then covered with egg batter, fried and served with potato salad;
calories were not yet invented! Every Saturday afternoon her grandchildren would go to her house to get their
weekly German Kuchen (coffee cake) and sometimes raised doughnuts. Another favorite in the family was
homemade noodle soup served with a large spoonful of sauerkraut in the middle. On one occasion, her
granddaughter Mary was watching her roll out the large noodle dough on the kitchen table. Afraid that she
would not be there to eat the finished product, Mary rolled up the dough under her arm to take home.
Seeing this, her grandmother called Mary's mother and told her: "Mary will be staying here for
dinner." Another of Mary's adventures involved the grandparents' dog, Gip. Afraid that the dog would run
into the street and be struck by a car, Mary was warned not to let the dog follow her when she went home.
One day after Mary went home, the dog was missing so Grandmother Ronolder called her home and asked
if Mary had seen Gip. "Oh Yes, said Mary, he started to follow me, so I put him in the icebox." The dog was
rescued from the icebox, shivering a little, but soon recovered.
Grandmother Ronolder was especially loved by her children and grandchildren. She died September 12, 1936. For her burial in St. Bonaventure Cemetery, she was dressed in the habit of the Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi.
THE CLAUDE M.- PAULINE E. (RONOLDER) NENNO FAMILY
Claude Nenno and Pauline Ronolder were married at St. Mary of the Angels Church in Olean on
November 28, 1917. (See Exhibit No. 7, Page l0A. Photos of Pauline and Claude Nenno in 1918 and in 1956.
Their first home were on 2nd and 13th Streets in Olean. When Claude was called into military service in
June, 1918, his wife returned to live with her family. Their first child, Robert, born while his father was away,
was delivered in the Ronolder home, since the flu epidemic of World War I made it unsafe to be in the hospital.
Claude returned to his employment with the Pennsylvania Railroad. The family lived at 117 North 24 Street
(close to the Ronolder home). They later moved to 113 North 24th Street in a house built by Pauline's father.
Eventually, two other Ronolder children (Howard and William) lived at 111 and 110 North 24th Street. The three
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3. Mary Kathryn, born August 30, 1923. Died Feb 10, 2007 4. William Claude, born August 5, 1927. Died Jan 10, 2008 (See Exhibit No. 9, Page 12 A. Photo of Robert. Donald, Mary and William at Donald's wedding in 1949). All four children attended East Aurora public schools and high school. All four became members of the National Honor Society. East Aurora High School stressed a "college entrance" curriculum and encouraged graduates to go on to college.
THE ROBERT W.- RITA S. (SHERIDAN) NENNO FAMILY
Robert W. Nenno has an active imagination and, while still in Olean as a child, was an avid reader. One particular incident occurred when his brothers and sister saw him heading off through the fields carrying a large book. It was Josephus by the Jewish historian, a favorite of his father. His siblings were concerned and ran to their mother exclaiming: "Bob has gone to seek his fortune and has taken Josephus with him !" Their Mother replied: Don't worry, he'11 be back for lunch." And he was. After graduating from East Aurora High School in 1936, Robert took a post-graduate year at East Aurora, worked at Curtis-Wright Airplane factory and then entered Canisius College, a Jesuit college in Buffalo. He received a well-rounded liberal arts education and was particularly interested in literature and poetry. Through his influence, mostly through reciting at the family dinner table, all of the children learned to appreciate poetry, especially the English poets. This interest would continue in their own college careers and into their adult lives. Robert graduated from college in 1941 and joined the U.S. Air Force. After training in the United States, he was posted to England with the Eighth Air Force and served in the administrative area for two years. Returning after this service, he used his GI assistance to train as a radio announcer at Station WHDL in Olean. It was in Olean-Allegany that he met his future wife, Rita S. Sheridan. Rita was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania on October 11, 1916. They were married at St. Bonaventure's Church in Allegany on June 23, 1947. A little later, they moved to the City of Geneva, New York in the Finger Lakes Area and Robert joined the staff of WGVA radio and later WFLR in Dundee.. While in Geneva, he was a member of the City Council of Geneva, ran for the New York State Assembly on the Democratic ticket and was a member of the New York State Liquor Control Board. Robert enjoyed the Finger Lakes, particularly Lake Keuka near Penn Yan. He was a popular Master of Ceremonies at Democratic and Chamber of Commerce dinners. In all, he worked in radio for over 50 years, and continued selected programs even in his retirement; typically, one popular program involved a daily recitation of poetry. In his retirement, he read stories weekly at a home for children. His wife died September 18, 1976 and is buried in the Catholic cemetery in Geneva. New York. (See Exhibit No. 9, Page 12 A. Photo of Robert. Donald, Mary and William at Donald's wedding in 1949). All four children attended East Aurora public schools and high school. All four became members of the National Honor Society. East Aurora High School stressed a "college entrance" curriculum and encouraged graduates to go on to college. |
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Wisconsin. Barbara is a member of the Episcopal Church. She was a championship golfer. Donald and Barbara
had three children: Donald Joseph II, Richard William and Marianne (see below) . Richard and Marianne were
born legally blind (Leber's Congenital Amaurosis), and their parents made every effort to insure that they would
be able to live as independently as possible. Barbara learned braille and was instrumental in this effort.
In 1950, Donald became a Captain in the U.S. Army and was assigned to Fort Knox, Kentucky to fulfill his military obligation for receiving government assistance in medical school. Following this service, he returned to Mercy Hospital as a member of the medical staff and was chief of the OB-GYN department from 1953 to 1972. After suffering a heart attack in that year, he continued to serve in an emeritus capacity until his death in 1981. In 1977, Mercy Hospital presented him with its Distinguished Physicians' Award and, in 1982, dedicated an oil portrait in his honor. He was active in the Erie County Medical Society, serving a term as President. Donald was also an Associate Professor of the University of Buffalo Medical School and a consulting member of Buffalo Childrens' Hospital and Our Lady of Victory Hospital in Lackawanna, New York. For most of his professional life, he and his family resided on McKinley Parkway in South Buffalo. After giving up his active practice following his heart attack, he and his wife moved to Lakeview, New York, south of Buffalo on the lakeshore. In his active life, he and his wife were ardent golfers and members of the Wanakah Country Club. He also was a duck hunter at Lewiston Trails Farm. After his death, his wife moved back to Buffalo and in 2001 resides in a retirement residence. Donald was a faithful Catholic, known for his dedication to the church. (See the final section of this account: the "Catholic Connection." This section also includes a photo of Barbara).
The Donald J. II and Joan (Vietor) Nenno Family
Donald J. (Don) Nenno II was the first child of Donald and Barbara, born in Buffalo on November 4, 1950 and enjoyed an active childhood, living a few blocks from his Nenno grandparents and Aunt Mary. As a child, he was intrigued by cowboys and would sit cross-legged on his bed singing cowboy songs; like his Father, he knew all the words but could not carry a tune. He talked about going West and taking up the cowboy life although his family told him that cowboys often slept out in the open or in bunkhouses with only rough blankets; he said not to worry that he would have a bunk with sheets ! After attending the neighborhood public school, he entered Nichols Preparatory School in Buffalo, graduating in 1968. He was a member of the school's football team. With his Father's encouragement, he entered Brown University, graduating with an A.B. degree in 1972. He then entered Brown Medical school graduating with a specialty in orthopedic surgery in 1975. After an internship and residency in Worcester, Massachusetts, he returned to practice in Buffalo and was affiliated with Buffalo General Hospital. In |
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(Bobbie), born on March 22, 1983 and Christopher (Chris), born April 15, 1986. Rick graduated from the
Archmere Academy in Claymont, Delaware and in June, 2001 has completed a second year at Loyola
College in Baltimore. Bobbie graduated from the Archmere Academy in 2001 and will attend Dickinson College
in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Chris is a student at the Archmere Academy. Bobbie spent the eighth grade living
and going to school in France and plays the violin in a local orchestra. Rick in 2001 will spend a semester
with the Jesuit program in Thailand. He has received his air pilot's license. Bobbie is interested in
international relations. Chris plays the trumpet, likes to go camping with the Boy Scouts and acts as a life
guard at the local swim club. Both he and Rick are Eagle Scouts, following their grandfather's example.
(See Exhibit # 12. Page 16 A, Photo of Richard, Mimi, Rick, Bobbie and Chris).
The Nathaniel and Marianne (Nenno) Winship Family Marianne Nenno was born in Buffalo on November 12, 1954. Like her brother Richard, she was a happy child despite her handicap. She had an active imagination and liked to make up stories. She learned to play the piano, but her favorite instrument was the guitar which she would enjoy in her adult life. On one Thanksgiving Day, she was playing the piano with many loud, discordant notes and pounding of the piano keys. When her grandmother asked her: "Marianne, what piece are you playing ?", she responded " It's about the turkey begging the farmer not to cut its head off. * She learned many folk pieces on the guitar and composed some of her own, singing along. After graduating from Buffalo public schools and high school, she entered St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York graduating in 1976. While in college, she played the organ at hockey games. Marianne was very interested in helping the disadvantaged, and joined VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) . Her first assignment was in Huntsville, Alabama where she did social service work and met her future husband, Nathaniel Hayford Winship, who also worked for VISTA. Nathaniel was born in Washington, D.C. on October 14, 1952; he is the son of a U.S. foreign service officer. His family had roots in New England; he graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts in 1969 and from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut in 1974. He returned to work for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in a program to provide food for low income families. Nathaniel and Marianne were married at the Courthouse in Cambridge, Massachusetts on December 20, 1977. They make their home in Leominster, Massachusetts. Marianne and Nathaniel have four children: Katherine Louise (Kathy), born September 17, 1978; Samuel Hayford (Sam) born October 9, 1979; Claude, born February 8, 1982; and Abigail Rebecca (Abby), November 25, 1984. In June 2001, Sam will soon receive his master plumbers's license; Kathy is working at an art academy in San Francisco pursuing her interest in art and art history, after having graduated from Wesleyan University in 2000 ; Claude has completed his first year at St. Lawrence University; and Abby is a student in Leominster High School. |
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position of Director of Research and Publications. This employment provided her with valuable experience in
preparing housing development programs and proposals to administer local housing operations under
federally-assisted housing programs. In June 1960, she was asked to join the staff of the National Association
of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) located in Washington, D.C. as Assistant Director for
Housing. NAHRO serves some 3,000 local public agencies (and over 8,000 professional staff members),
Later, she became Associate Director for Policy Development covering low income housing (particularly public
housing), urban development and redevelopment, and neighborhood renewal. During her 31-year NAHRO
career, she prepared Congressional testimony, analyzed federal program administration, conducted research
studies and organized/participated in numerous housing conferences.
She also continued her writing, with articles for the NAHRO monthly publication, the Journal of Housing (later, the Journal of Housing and Community Development) and for other professional journals; in all, she wrote some five books or major publications and over 50 articles in professional journals. She also gave numerous lectures and conducted seminars at universities. She received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters (Lh. D.) from Elmira College in June 1991, and beginning in 1992, served for seven years on the Elmira College Board of Trustees. Following her retirement in 1991, she joined the staff of The Urban Institute, a major research institution in Washington and wrote a final book, summarizing 40-years of housing policy : Ending the Stalemate: Moving Housing and Urban Development Into the Main Stream of America's Future, University Press of America, 1996. She received two major awards from NAHRO: (1) The M. Justin Herman Memorial Award with the citation -"...that her life's work has brought closer to reality the nation's goals of a decent home and safe environment for every American family" and (2) the John D. Lange International Award. Together with Professor Robert D. Katz of the University of Illinois, she organized Tri-Country conferences to exchange housing policy experience with housing officials in Britain, Canada and the United States. Since 1989, these conferences have been held every two years, the latest in Quebec in 2000. Over the period from 1957 through 1991, Mary undertook a wide range of international travel. Two of these trips involved Catholic Pilgrimages: (1) Catholic shrines of Europe (1957) and (2) an "around the world" pilgrimage covering Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, India, Turkey, Greece and the Holy Land (1969) . She also took three trips related to her housing work: (1) a trip sponsored by the New York University Graduate School of Planning looking at city rebuilding since World War II covering Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, the Soviet Union, Finland and England (new towns) (1964) ; (2) lectures at the national government housing ministry in Tokyo, Japan (1988); and (3) consultations with housing officials from Eastern Europe in Budapest (1990). In 1976, under a Ford Foundation grant, she held seminars on housing |
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helping to process visas U.S. Entry Permits for Hungarian refugees fleeing from the Hungarian revolution .
He developed fluency in the German language. Returning to the United States in 1959, he was assigned to
work for two years in atomic energy and outer space affairs. In 1961, he undertook advanced economic
studies at the University of California at Berkeley until he was assigned in 1962 to the U.S. Consulate in
Madras, India as an economic officer, a post he would continue in until 1965. This provided him with an
opportunity to experience and learn an Asian culture.
It was in India that William met his future wife, Shirley Rickard Brownlee. who worked in the administrative section of the Madras consulate. Shirley was born in Ridgway, Pennsylvania on August 3, 1929. They were married in Blyth, California on April 30, 1964. William and Shirley had two children: Nancy Pauline, born July 2, 1965 in Bellefont, Pennsylvania; and Claudia Gabrielle, born in Washington, D.C. on November 4, 1966 (see below). Following his assignment in India, William worked at the State Department in Washington from 1965 to 1970 on a variety of assignments including Near East and South Asian Affairs and Politico-Military Affairs. In 1970, he was posted to the American Embassy in Canberra, Australia as political - military affairs officer, serving until 1974. The American Embassy in Canberra had jurisdiction over a wide geographic area, including Papua, New Guinea; William developed a special expertise in this culture and collected artifacts which later were exhibited at Georgetown University He also helped to negotiate Australian tracking stations for American satellites. He received a Superior Honor Award from the State Department for his work in Australia. In 1974, William was assigned to participate in the opening of the U.S. Embassy in East Berlin, and had an opportunity to use his German language facility for travels in East Germany. Serving as a political officer, he was intrumental in establishing relationships with East German government officials. Returning to the United States in 1977, he undertook research on Political-Military Affairs (1977-78) and then worked in the Refugee Bureau (1979-81) . He retired from the State Department in 1981, but continued to work on a part-time basis, to review State Department documents for possible public release. It was in Australia in 1972 that William's wife Shirley was first diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) . This became progressively worse in East Berlin and when the family returned to Washington in 1977. After three years with home nursing care, Shirley entered a nursing home in St. Mary's, Pennsylvania in 1980. She died August 19, 1983 and is buried in the Catholic cemetery in Ridgway, Pennsylvania. |
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Literature at the College of Charleston, South Carolina where, in June 2001, she is still engaged. Nancy
continues to undertake research on German subjects in Berlin; she speaks fluent German.
Nancy Nenno and Michael Marano were married on May 19, 1995 in a civil ceremony in
Berkeley, California. Michael was born on July 12, 1964 in Buffalo. He graduated from Bennett High School
in 1982 and Boston University in 1986. He is a free-lance writer and has published an award-winning book.
(See Exhibit #14, Page 22 A, Photo of Nancy Nenno and Michael Marano at their wedding).
The Michael and Claudia (Nenno) Trombly Family
Having completed pre-medical studies at Brown, Claudia entered Brown Medical school in the Fall of 1988. While in medical school, she received grants and studied in the Aurayindo Eye hospital in Madurai, South India; and pediatrics at the Karolynska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. Claudia received an M.D. degree with a specialty in family medicine in 1992. She completed her internship and residency in a Rhode Island hospital. While still in Providence she met her future husband,Michael Trombly. Moving to Boston, she provided services to the homeless using a van which visited various homeless shelters; this program was under the auspices of the Church of Christ (Hope New England). She also provided medical services at a Boston Hospital. Claudia Nenno and Michael Trombly were married in a Church of Christ ceremony on May 3, 1997 in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Michael was born November 2, 1964 in Methuen, Massachusetts. He attended Austin Preparatory School and then enlisted in the U.S. Navy, receiving his High School Equivalency Diploma (GED) in the Navy. He served on active duty in the Navy for 10 years plus four years in the Navy Reserve. He is trained as a computer systems engineer. Claudia and Michael have one child, Tatiana Marie , born November 25, 1998. In 1999, the Trombly family traveled to Romania to help establish an orphanage under the auspices of Hope New England. They spent one year in Romania undertaking this work. In the Spring of 2000, they returned to New England where Claudia worked in a medical clinic and in June 2001, joined a group practice and was affiliated with Holy Family Hospital in New Hampshire, commuting from her home in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Michael continues his work as a computer systems engineer. (See Exhibit No. 15, Page 22 A- Photo of Michael. Claudia and Tatiana Trombly). |