1st house, Flemington - after renovations.

Ben with Pam, 3 yrs old (1973).

Ben, while stationed in Korea (June '68 - June '69).

Pat's parents, Cliff and Alice, on their wedding day. Cliff's brother Larry as best man, and Alice's best friend Kitty as her maid of honor.

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The tattered edges of this image show it was treasured in Pat's wallet for a very long time.

Ben with his chickens Elvis (Presley is in the coop), Roosevelt Drive, Point Pleasant, NJ, around 1957-58.

Pat - about three months old - with her mom

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Paintings done on wall of rec room at Lackland Air Force base - all done freehand by Ben

Our puppy, Sneakers, at our second trailer in San Antonio

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Ben (maybe 13-14 yrs old), with his father Ray.

Brian discing a field i Bucks Co., PA farm, 1986. He was 10 years old and was a master at handling the tractor.

Grandpa Lombardi, Ben with Pam and Ben's dad. The day of her baptism in Sept '71.

Bringing Pam home from the hospital - wearing same dress I had worn to Hawaii years ago - couldn't unerstand why family members were so amazed that I could get into dress - until I had Brian and Greg years later.

Ben and Pat on their honeymoon, in Alabama, 1967. (Their motel was $14.00 per night).

Ben (left) with friends, around 13 years of age, (approx. 1959), at Lakehurst Naval Base, NJ.

Cliff at about 19 years old.

Alice & Cliff

Pat's maternal grandmother - Estelle Margaret (Lanning) Mertens

Pat, 6th or 7th grade.

Note Ben brought home from work at Stobb after Pat made him a cheese sandwich for lunch

Article in local paper about our hog operation

Pat's second job in San Antionio - working for Visitor Center Bureau of World's Fair - HemisFair '68

Pat's younger brother, Gary - joined Army after graduation in 1967

Mr. Newmann, landlord, while Pat's parents were visiting - August 1967

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Spaghetti dinner at the cabin, Dec 1, 2013. Grandkids standing in chronological order. L-R: Colby, Benjamin, Zach, Corey, Natalie, Tanner, Izabelle, Brycen, Autumn, Brooklyn.

A surprise gift from the kids, in 2006.

4 generations: Aiice, Pat, Pam, Natalie age 3. May 2004.

Our apartment in Minot, SD (June '69 - April '70). Brian and Kristin still have that picture.

Ben was walking out in a dry pasture area and he almost stepped on this rattlesnake - he had a 22 rifle with him, so he shot it - and took it back to our trailer and skinned it and put it on this piece of lumber - Jan. 1968 - 2nd trailer in San Antonio.

February 14, 1969 - spent three wonderful weeks in Hawaii - Ben on R&R from Korea - Pat flew there from Brick, NJ, living with her parents for the year while Ben was oversees.

Pat's paternal grandparents, Gus & Bertha Eckerdt. Wedding day, April 16, 1916.

Pat's mom, Alice Rose (Mertens) Eckerdt, estimated around 20 years old.

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Pat's senior portrait.

Pat with Pam, July-Aug 1971.

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Letter dictated to Pat by her boss, Mr. Hopkins, when she told him she was leaving because of Ben being sent to Korea.

Night of Pat's graduation from business school - new engagement ring

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Estelle Margaret (Lanning) Mertens.

Ben with his chickens, in 1967. Our address was 1721 Pinn Road, San Antonio, TX. This was our first home, only a 8' x 32' trailer. It seemed perfect to us. However, when we found a trailer on a farm, allowing Ben to have the opportunity to have animals, we quickly left the trailer park and moved to the farm.

Pittstown house; After remodeling the kitchen.

Our apartment in Minot, SD (June '69 - April '70). I think that was our Christmas dinner table setting - just the two of us.

Ben with Marcel, our miniature french poodle

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Pat's paternal grandfather, August Eckerdt, 21 years old.

Clifford Eckerdt and Alice Mertens, August 14, 1943.

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September, 1951

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Night of Pat's graduation from business school - new engagement ring

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Pat with her mother Alice, wearing the maching aprons her mom had made (1950 - 1951). It was one of her dad's favorite photos and he kept it in his wallet.

Pam in Palisades High School jacket, 1986.

Pat's dad and mom, with Ben's dad, in their rec-room in the basement of their house in Lake Riviera, around 1967-68.