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Reunion 2001 was Brain and Maggie Kelly's idea. They wanted to have the family over to help celebrate Bev Kempkey's (Maggie's Mother) 75th birthday. Brain worked on getting everyone's email address or home address and sent out the invitations. From then on, the rest was planned and organized by several people, including Brian and Maggie, without which this reunion really wouldn't have happened. Because the last family reunion was 13 years ago, this reunion took extra special planning in order for it to come off smoothly. Our Reunion 2001 Committee is listed below with a brief description of their jobs. Each one has represented their side of the family on decisions and implementation of ideas. Each one has been enthusiastic and has had lots of ideas to share, most of which became a reality. And each has stepped up to the plate to help make this reunion be a huge success. Please stop by and thank them personally at the reunion, for without them, there would be no reunion and there would be no website. Again, a special THANK YOU to Brian and Maggie Kelly whose idea it was to have the reunion and for hosting the reunion as part of Bev Kempkey's 75th Birthday! And what a Birthday Party this will be. We have 100 people coming and a possible 8 more as of September 7th, 2001. Thank you Brian and Maggie!

The Reunion 2001 Committee

[Photo courtesy of Monique Bonjour - June 2001]

Suzanne Chatigny Zazzi - Genealogy and Photographer

Suzanne organized the reunion and compiled the website.

[Photo courtesy of Rick Colthurst - March 2000]

Bob Beall - Master of Ceremonies

Bob organized the 'Rita' family photos and supplied those photos for the website. Bob also added his ideas for an even better website, such as the 'Reunion Activities', as well as others. Bob constantly gave great feedback as soon as a page came out and even caught things like links that one couldn't easily see. Bob gave tirelessly of himself to write several vignettes and to compile not only his page, but his children's as well. Without Bob, this website would not be what it is today. Bob has also worked with Rick on the Master of Ceremonies job. And, Bob has been a great PR person in spreading his infectious enthusiasm about our family's website to the S.Cal relatives. Without Bob, this reunion would not be where it is today.
A very special thank you to Bob!

[Photo courtesy of Suzanne Zazzi - July 2001]

Monique Madigan Bonjour - Treasurer and Photographer

Monique organized the family photos (This is only a partial picture. We are talking boxes and boxes, especially behind the door to her left) from all the 8 kids, except Rita's, and supplied the photos for the website. The Reunion Games would not have happened without the pictures from Monique! Monique gave tirelessly of herself to write several vignettes and to help put several 'Genealogy' web pages together for Gen 2. Monique also helped with overseeing the food organization for the N.Cal relatives, as well as giving lots of great feedback on reunion organization and on the website. Without Monique, this website would not be what it is today and the reunion would not be where it is today.
A very special thank you to Monique!

Brian and Maggie Kelly - Our host and hostess for the Reunion and Chief Logistics Organizers.

It was Brian and Maggie idea to open up their home to the entire family to celebrate Bev Kempkey's (Maggie's mother) 75th birthday. They personally invited all of us through emails and the U.S. postal service. They will be making breakfast for anyone who arrives early and they will be making dinner for all of us.

A huge THANK YOU to Brian and Maggie for inviting all of us to their home and making this the largest reunion we've ever had as a family.

And Happy 75th birthday, Bev!

Rick Colthurst - Master of Ceremonies

Rick was the first person to compile our family email distribution list, and in doing so, he personally visited us. He was also one of the first in our family to share photographs. He attached the photos as JPEGs in email and sent it out to the family distribution list that he built. As a result, we got to see Darby growing up, his family, his home, and Tommy and Trina's wedding. Rick helped name the website and was one of the first to review and give a 'thumbs up' on the skeleton, which is pretty much what we see today. He took his job as Master of Ceremonies very seriously. He personally met with Bob to go over his ideas, and had them fairly well laid out before his sudden death on August 11, 2001.
From all of us, Thank you Rick!


Suzanne Beall - Food and Cleanup Suzanne has done a great job in checking all alternatives to the food, getting servers, as well as creatively coming up with ideas to save money as well as ideas to make it easy to serve everyone without taking much of anyone's time at the reunion. She did lots of running around, calling, checking prices, etc. and Monique helped with the final planning as well as a nice balance of protein and carbs. Suzanne also worked diligently to put her family's website together, the Ross Jr. Family, as well as herself, Glory, Nancy, and the Nielsens. She also did a wonderful job in putting her Dad and Glory's information together for Game 14. Thank you Suzanne!	Kathy Beall Frehner - Getting People to know People Kathy is doing a great job at organizing the Reunion t-shirts, a job that is not as easy as it looks. Before she could choose the colors for the clans, the descendants of each of the 8 kids, she needed the sizes, and then spent days trying to put it all together for us. A true feat in and of itself. Kathy is also in charge of Ice Breaker Games for everyone at the reunion. This should be a lot of fun for all of us and help us personally get everyone to know everyone at the reunion. Thank you Kathy	Mary Chatigny Harding - Getting People to know People Mary has been helping Kathy with getting the Reunion t-shirt sizes and had the job done in a week. Mary has also been representing Jack's side of the family in getting current family photos and BIOS information as well as information for the Reunion Games. She's now starting on some fancy name tags for everyone as well as some nametags for some special reunion glasses that Bob Beall has designed. Mary will also be manning the 'Welcome' table as people arrive at the reunion. Thank you Mary!


Michlene Colthurst Shane Michlene has been instrumental in communicating with her Father, Sterling Colthurst, on many matters. For instance, the vignettes and some background family history prior to J.E. Colthurst. This information as well as Margaret Colthurst Chatigny's information will be released after the reunion. Michelene has also helped in getting her families current family photos and bios, as well as her parents and her sister. She has already offered to have her husband Phil entertain on Friday night's bash, as well as the reunion. She has worked with Brian on acoustics and equipment setup. Thank you Michlene!	Cathy Carson Anderegg - Photographer and Hard-Copy Photo Album Cathy will be one of our roaming reunion photographers as well as chair of the Hard-Copy Photo Album. This is the reunion memento that received the most votes. The Photo Album will contain current family photos that you are currently sending in as well as your family's BIOS information. Thank You Cathy!	Tom Colthurst Tom, although quiet, helped with the first several Reunion Games. He said that the first two games were too hard and suggested several easier games, which were implemented. He also browses the website and helps with corrections, adds links where needed (even on Rick's Memorial), and has made other suggestions which were implemented. Thank you Tom!


Tom Madigan - Bartender Tom has been great with lots of ideas for the reunion, as well as the rest of the team. Tom will be our bartender. So, if you have drinks that you would like to share with others, bring plenty and give it to Tom. He'll make sure the fun is flowing throughout the day and evening. Thank you Tom!	Photographers: Cathy Carson Anderegg, Suzanne Zazzi, Monique Bonjour, Julie Beall (Rick Beall's wife), Robbie Payne Prohaska, Jean-Paul Bonjour, Bob Beall, Juna Payne Carle, and Nanci Beall

Planning Committee Members: Cathy (Carson) Anderegg (Marion), Bob Beall (Rita), Kathy Beall Frehner (Rita), Suzanne Beall (Rita), Brian and Maggie Kelly (Rita), Suzanne Chatigny Zazzi (Jack), Rick Colthurst (Wally), Monique Madigan Bonjour (Dorothy), Tom Colthurst (Ted), Michlene Colthurst Shane (Sterling). Cathy Carson Anderegg and Tom Madigan joined in June.