Family and Friends Gathered at "The Lake" on the day following the formal celebration from the previous evening of Mr. and Mrs. Demothenes C. Stathis's 60th Wedding Anniversary. Photo Set 1 of 4
Otisco Lake....Gross's Camp still standing then (barely). Rented year-after-year for nearly 4 decades. Finally Rob would purchase it, tear it down, and build a new Camp somewhat preserving its 2-story style.
The 2 Matriarchs. This special photo given here as rightful Honor to our Ancestors, an appropriate introduction to the candid images that follow of so many of the next 3 generations after them who happened to be gathered at the lake. So many being in a direct blood-line connection to, their lives a result these two "original sources" of their existence. Left (With Glasses) Meka Stathis, wife to Kostaki Stathis, the mother Demothenes C. Stathis. Right: Paraskavi Delaporta, wife of Pierros Delaporta, the mother of Maria, Demo's wife.
Demo and Maria Stathis, The Honored Parents, Grandparents, Great Grandparents!
AKA Pa Pou and Yia Yia
Here: He - 85, She - 82
He - Born Glens Falls, New York...
She - Born Syracuse, New York
Married 1948
2 Grandaughters and a Daughter between
3 Sisters/Aunts with Grandchildren
3 on the Boat: Demo, David, and Meka
4 at the Grill: Demo Sr., Rob, Kostaki, and Uncle George
4 on the Boat: David, Karen, Irena, and Meka
3 Sisters and a Son on the Dock: Hari, her son, Ahmed, Meka, and Andrea
Where there's Greeks gathered, there's plenty of food!
On the Porch: Arnold, Alex and others
Andrea and Donna
Andrea's Bill
Bill, Andrea, and Zach
Arnold and Pa Pou
"Thank you."
At the Clams
Baby Surya and Others. It seems that at any Family Reunion there is always a "Newest Member" born among the Family. In this year, Surya was such a one.
