I thought you all might like to see and have these. They make me sad, but they also help somehow. They are not all the greatest quality, but the originals, plus many more that haven’t been scanned, are with the photos at Betty’s.
Your abuelitos with us at the wedding reception, October 17, 1964 Marvin Thompson, your Papi’s lifelong friend, teacher and pastor, standing behind my Mom and Dad after our wedding October 17, 1964 The first car we bought ourselves, a 1965 Simca. This was in Angleton, Texas in the summer of 1965 We stopped by Harlingen to visit with the Thompsons before we headed to Guadalajara. This is his wife Lorayne and their older son Steve. They also had a younger son, Dan. Our first wedding anniversary, October 17, 1965 Studying the Bible at the Morelos Street apartment. 1966 Andres with puppies on Morelos Street, 1966 He painted the pastel portrait of me during Christmas break in December, 1962, just after our first date Medical School class in the old building downtown. He’s top right. Some of his students at the Language School in Chapalita where missionaries-to-be learned Spanish Inner circle at the medical school. Juan, in the center with the black sweater, was one of his best friends. The girl was Cleopatra. I think she was from Panama. They nicknamed him Casado because he was the only married student at the beginning. The name stuck even after many of them were married too. Weekend at Orozco Park near Los Arcos. The very first Bing’s Ice Cream is just across the street from the statue. American School Posada, December, 1966. Greg and Mary, at right, were also a medical school / teacher couple. No bump yet, but Ruben was on the way. Giving an opinion at the Christian Medical Society Convention in Morelia, Michoacan, March, 1967. Hippie Party with friends from medical school. 1966 Andres and Candi with local children, mission trip to Agua Dulce, c 1968 Evening out at Focolare a week after Ruben was born, June, 1967 Swimming with Ruben, 1968 Picnic at Primavera Park, 1969 Morelos Street, 1967 Avenida de los Maestros, 1967, Andres with Ruben Avenida de los Maestros, Andres playing with Ruben Rubén’s first trip to Chapala, with Mamá, Tía Candi, and Papá Andres with Fred and Paula Harvey and men from Agua Dulce on mission trip Daddy, Evelyn, Ruben, Andres, and Candi at Santa Maria Chapalita Hospital Mary Ann, Candi, Daddy, Ruben, and Andres overlooking Lake Chapala, 1969 Medical school graduation party, Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara. From left: Candi Lesh, Antonieta Olivares, Mary Ann Lesh, Beatriz Torres de Olivares, Alfonso Olivares O., Andres Olivares, Adrian Olivares, Alejandro Olivares, 1970 Andres with Betty and the green VW that was later stolen, 1970 On the way to graduation party, 1970 Mary Ann and Andres with Ruben and Betty, 1970 Amerian School Lunch at Cazadores Campestre, Andres, Mary Ann, Mr. and Mrs. Holmdohl, Mrs. Valencia, 1971 Andres with Ruben and Betty at the airport, 1970 Mary Ann, Ruben, and Andres at Puerto Vallarta, Mismaloya Beach, 1969. The set for “Night of the Iguana” is in the background at right. American School Christmas party, 1972: Jean Jordan, Andres, Mary Ann, Carol Mayedo Stokes and her husband Andres, Adrian, Jose Luis Llamas, America, Ruben, 1961 at Congregational Church Mary Ann, Ruben, Andres, Betty, at La Beata Margarita Hospital where Adrian (the bump) would be born within a few days Andres, Alejandro, Beatriz, Alfonso, Ruben, Betty, Adrian, Reynosa, 1973 Andres, Mary Ann, Ruben, Betty, Adrian, 1971. Ruben was just out of the hospital after his fall