It’s more than official: the next Radding reunion is happening July 9-12, 2009 in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, at the Hyatt Regency in Incline Village. How do I know it’s real? The Hyatt has taken my credit card deposit. Now I hope the rest of you will join Eva and me.
Pearl Radding Carpenter, Auntie Pearl to me, sent out more details on the reunion: Incline Village is just 45 minutes from the Reno, Nevada airport, 2 hours and 15 minutes from Sacramento, CA, and 3.5 hours from the San Francisco Airport.
Pearl reports that the Hyatt Regency in Incline Village is an incredible resort is located right on the lake complete with a private beach, pool complex, spa, and casino. (details here--http://laketahoe.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp). The hotel is holding a limited number of rooms for the three reunion days at a group discount rate of $238/night. For those who may want to stay longer the hotel will honor the discounted rate for up to 2 nights before and 2 nights after the reunion. Raddings can book rooms by calling 775 832 1234. Make sure that you tell them that you are with the Radding Reunion to get the discounted rate. You will need to place a one night deposit to hold your reservation
Quite a bit has been happening among Raddings since the last blog posting. Probably more has been happening than is recounted here but I only know what’s happening if people fire off an email to me, alan@radding.net, and let me know.
To start, Eva, Amy, and I attended Lisa’s graduation from Syracuse University in May. David Nappi and Kathy Cragin joined us for dinner one night.. Lisa actually landed a job in her field, linguistics, within one month of graduating. She is working at Ethnic Technologies, South Hackensack NJ, as an Ethnologist/Linguist, according to her business card. Lisa is now living in Hoboken, NJ, right across the Hudson River from midtown Manhattan. Great views of the NYC skyline.
David Nappi writes that Kathy's son Doug and his wife Kim are now parents of a healthy baby boy. Donald Jeffery Cragin was born 10/7/08. He’s not officially a Radding but close enough. David and Kathy also have set a date to get married, Oct. 3, 2009. And he became a grandfather yet again in July when his youngest daughter, Amanda, had a daughter, Cheyenne Leigh Nappi, on July 2. Mazel Tov all around!
Wendy Cumpston writes with an update from the Washington, DC area about a feature in the Washington Post on the Teachers In Space program, featuring Barbara Radding Morgan, the NASA astronaut, space shuttle crew member, and surely the most traveled Radding in terms of total miles.
Jerome Radding also checked in with news of his daughter, the same Barbara Radding Morgan. He wrote: “Our daughter, who went on shuttle flight ST-118 on August 8th, 2007, was a guest speaker at her old Hoover High School in Fresno on Wednesday April 9th. She spoke at two assemblies and in addition to the school officials and teachers, there were representatives from the City of Fresno and from Cal State University, Fresno, announcing the formation of a new educational program at the high school in conjunction with the University to promote careers in Technology, Electronics and Architecture. The mayor gave her a key to the City and declared April 9th ‘Barbara Morgan Day’. It was a great day.” Jerome Radding M.D. is the son of Edward E. Radding and grandson of the original Jerome Radding..
Mark Radding invited me to join his network on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com). LinkedIn is a business-focused social networking site, sort of a Facebook for business and professional people. It is free. There are more than a few Raddings on LinkedIn. Would be nice to identify their connections to the rest of us and get them to the reunion. At the least, we should invite each other to join our various networks. Maybe we can set up a Radding group?
Andrew Radding of Baltimore reports the arrival on Oct 5, 2008, of the newest Radding, Alexandra Jane Collins. Alexandra is the daughter of Andrew’s daughter Judy and her husband Chris in NYC.
Herbert Radding reported a visit to his brother Irving Radding. Irv is a much decorated WWII and Korean War vet. Retired, he now resides now in Hemet, California with his wife Joyce.
Lastly, Eva and I celebrated Rosh Hashonah, the Jewish New Year, in Longmeadow, MA, at the home of my brother Edward and Linda Radding. Joining us for a lovely holiday dinner was my brother Robert and Rina Radding, cousins Jerry and Susan Radding, cousins Cathy and John McElligott, and a last minute treat for us, the arrival of my daughter Amy Radding, who dashed up after an organic chem. test at Yale in New Haven, an hour away
Upcoming blog postings will include more details of the Lake Tahoe reunion and more genealogy findings from the genealogy team that continues uncovering and tracking down any Raddings they can find. If you know of any, pass the information along to Pearl, Eva, or Cathy. If there is more news to report, just let me know or blast it out in an email to the entire family mailing list, which all of you can take from earlier mailings.
Feel welcome to add your own comments to this posting by clicking the comments section at the bottom and following the prompts.
In terms of the economy the Jewish New Year (Sept. 30/Oct. 1) has gotten off to a rough start to say the least. Still, Eva and I wish all Raddings, Jewish and non-Jewish alike, a healthy, happy, and peaceful New Year, and (in the traditional Hebrew New Year greeting) Shana Tova.
Alan
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
April update
Although we don’t have another reunion in the works until the summer of 2009, connections that were initially made at the last reunion are still playing themselves out.
Cathy McElligott reports that Herb Radding is recovering from another back surgery, and will be returning to the hospital in April for surgery on his shoulder.
David Nappi and Kathy Cragin just returned from a cruise to San Juan, including Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten and St. Thomas. If you live in Syracuse, New York as they do, just one cruise doesn’t seem like nearly enough compensation for the cold and snow. Lisa Radding also spent the winter in Syracuse, much of it on crutches no less, but escaped to Savannah, Georgia for an Ultimate Frisbee tournament during spring break.
More Raddings on the move: Earl Radding is planning a trip to Costa Rica in July, and his band played a couple of gigs in Delaware during the month of March. By the way, Earl, the oldest Radding at the reunion, will turn 96 years old on April 26. The Torah tells us that a person will likely live 70 years, 80 years if they are fortunate. Earl is well into bonus time. Happy Birthday and let’s hope for many more.
Raddings in Israel: Ellen Rowles traveled to Israel and joined a Hadassah nursing mission for two weeks in March. Marsha Radding and her daughters Adrienne and Carolyn went to Israel planning to meet a cousin on Marsha's (non-Radding) side of the family whom they've never met. Two other cousins from New York and Brazil have also joined them on their mini reunion.
On the genealogy front, Eva Radding discovered some long lost cousins of Andrew Radding. She has also been hot on the trail of some Racusin cousins, apparently the descendents of Berre Racusin’s daughter Lotti Lashman. Lotti’s 90 year-old grandson, Shelley Lashman, is a retired naval officer and judge in the Atlantic City, NJ, area. Does the name Lashman ring a bell with anyone?
Also at the end of April, Ron Bland and his wife Kay will be in Sacramento visiting their son Todd. Pearl Carpenter writes that the three Radding-related Davis (California) families have invited everyone in Northern California within driving distance of Davis for a barbecue on April 27. They are hoping to meet even more Raddings. Ron says he last saw Pearl at a family wedding in 1950 in Springfield. It quite likely happened in the backyard of my parents’ (Joseph and Eunice Radding) home, which probably was the largest backyard among the Springfield Raddings. Pearl doesn’t remember the details and I wasn’t even born yet.
Finally, Fay Radding needs your help for her work. She wants to hear stories about how retirement was discussed by prior generations. Did your parents or grandparents share their feelings about retirement? If so what were they? You can share your stories with Fay at FAYSPLACE@aol.com. Fay—here is your first retirement story. I remember when, late in my father’s life, he threatened to retire. My mother’s reply: “If he thinks he is going to retire and stay home all day, then I am going to get a job.” As it turns out, he didn’t actually retire until he broke his hip while downhill skiing at the age of 77.
The California Radding Reunion 2009 planning team is ramping up and needs volunteers. You don’t have to be in California to help out. Most of the work gets done by email and phone. If you want to help, please contact Steve Greenfield, stgreen@omsoft.com.
Send me any news you have, alan@radding.net, and it will be in the next posting of the Radding Reunion blog.
Cathy McElligott reports that Herb Radding is recovering from another back surgery, and will be returning to the hospital in April for surgery on his shoulder.
David Nappi and Kathy Cragin just returned from a cruise to San Juan, including Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten and St. Thomas. If you live in Syracuse, New York as they do, just one cruise doesn’t seem like nearly enough compensation for the cold and snow. Lisa Radding also spent the winter in Syracuse, much of it on crutches no less, but escaped to Savannah, Georgia for an Ultimate Frisbee tournament during spring break.
More Raddings on the move: Earl Radding is planning a trip to Costa Rica in July, and his band played a couple of gigs in Delaware during the month of March. By the way, Earl, the oldest Radding at the reunion, will turn 96 years old on April 26. The Torah tells us that a person will likely live 70 years, 80 years if they are fortunate. Earl is well into bonus time. Happy Birthday and let’s hope for many more.
Raddings in Israel: Ellen Rowles traveled to Israel and joined a Hadassah nursing mission for two weeks in March. Marsha Radding and her daughters Adrienne and Carolyn went to Israel planning to meet a cousin on Marsha's (non-Radding) side of the family whom they've never met. Two other cousins from New York and Brazil have also joined them on their mini reunion.
On the genealogy front, Eva Radding discovered some long lost cousins of Andrew Radding. She has also been hot on the trail of some Racusin cousins, apparently the descendents of Berre Racusin’s daughter Lotti Lashman. Lotti’s 90 year-old grandson, Shelley Lashman, is a retired naval officer and judge in the Atlantic City, NJ, area. Does the name Lashman ring a bell with anyone?
Also at the end of April, Ron Bland and his wife Kay will be in Sacramento visiting their son Todd. Pearl Carpenter writes that the three Radding-related Davis (California) families have invited everyone in Northern California within driving distance of Davis for a barbecue on April 27. They are hoping to meet even more Raddings. Ron says he last saw Pearl at a family wedding in 1950 in Springfield. It quite likely happened in the backyard of my parents’ (Joseph and Eunice Radding) home, which probably was the largest backyard among the Springfield Raddings. Pearl doesn’t remember the details and I wasn’t even born yet.
Finally, Fay Radding needs your help for her work. She wants to hear stories about how retirement was discussed by prior generations. Did your parents or grandparents share their feelings about retirement? If so what were they? You can share your stories with Fay at FAYSPLACE@aol.com. Fay—here is your first retirement story. I remember when, late in my father’s life, he threatened to retire. My mother’s reply: “If he thinks he is going to retire and stay home all day, then I am going to get a job.” As it turns out, he didn’t actually retire until he broke his hip while downhill skiing at the age of 77.
The California Radding Reunion 2009 planning team is ramping up and needs volunteers. You don’t have to be in California to help out. Most of the work gets done by email and phone. If you want to help, please contact Steve Greenfield, stgreen@omsoft.com.
Send me any news you have, alan@radding.net, and it will be in the next posting of the Radding Reunion blog.
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