| These photos of are arranged roughly in chronological order. The order will be changed as I receive more information from viewers concerning dates, places, and situations. |
 This
photo was taken in our back yard at 1218 S. Wisconsin Ave., Berwyn,
IL on Dolores's First Holy Communion Day in 1931. It was probably
Ascension Thursday.Shown are Loretta (age 9), Dolores (age 7 1/2), John (almost 5), Tom (age 3 1/2), and Veronica (age 2). We are all squinting because we are facing southwest directly into the sun. I think that Veronica, in this photo, has a strong resemblance to her mother as a young girl. By the age of nine, Loretta already showed a great sense of responsibility for her siblings. We all looked up to her without giving it much thought. |
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By this time, Loretta's brothers John and Tom, as well as Loretta's husband (Francis Peters), had gone off to war. Loretta and her three sons lived with her parents during the remainder of the war. |
Wedding
Dinner (circa 1948) of Loretta and
The people in the photo above (from left to right) are: The best man "lost" the wedding license before the wedding. It was later said that he did it on purpose because he did not want Joe to marry Loretta. The problem was solved when Loretta's father was able to "talk" to someone.
Art's full name is Attilio Rosario Pompei Maroscia.
Coincidentally, as an adult, Art later worked with Loretta at Production
Steel Company. The photo was taken in the dining room of our home at 6413 W. Roosevelt Rd. in Berwyn, IL. This house has since been demolished. Loretta's son Walter remembered the wedding as being in October or November. |
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These three sisters were in constant communication. It is hard to imagine any one of them making a decision without first talking it over with the other two. |
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This was Kenneth Hlavin's favorite picture of Loretta. He kept a framed copy on his dresser. |
 This
photo is said to have been taken sometime in the 1950s. |
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 Siblings Veronica, John, and Loretta in front of St. Mary of Celle Church in Berwyn IL on the last Sunday of August 1996. |
 This
photo shows Loretta as she and
I walked through the high grass prairie at the Morton Arboretum
in August 1996. |
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Date and venue unknown. |
Loretta with her three sons: Walter, Thomas, and John This photo was taken at 14504 Janal Way, San Diego, CA. when Loretta and her sons were in California to attend the wedding of Thomas's son, Christopher John Martino (born 21 Sep 1970) to Jennifer "Jen" Weissman (born 29 April 1972). The wedding occured on 26 Sep 1998. |
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The photo was taken at Laura's home in Elmhurst IL in the Spring of 2001. |
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Please send corrections and more information
about dates, places, and activity associated with each photo
to John A. FitzMaurice. |
As
indicated by the date in the upper left corner, this photo of
Loretta and Veronica was taken in April 1945. 
Loretta,
Dolores, and Veronica.
Loretta
with her husband, Ken Hlavin.
Loretta
with her son Walter and Katherine Helene "Katie" Littner
who was about 18 months old. Katie (born 31 Jan 2000) is the
daughter of Laura Littner, granddaughter of Walter, and a great
granddaughter of Loretta.