I look forward to the summer solstice - the longest day of sunshine of the year - as much as anyone. This year was different, as we spent it at the J.D. Rokey family reunion in especially sunny Altadena, California.
The reunion celebrates the family of descendants starting with the 8 children of J.D. Rokey, plus two generations below that. There were 62 present on this day, including 5 from Illinois and the rest mostly from Kansas. One of the original children had no family members present but we five (including Jake, Phyllis and Kenneth Rokey also) were there to rep John Rokey's branch of the tree and pose for the traditional photo.
Mark and Christina Rokey did a fabulous job catering in chairs, tables and Baja Fresh dinner. Dena and I were so well received that we didn't need to initiate any conversation on our own during the whole four hours we were there.
We were given several offers to visit the Kansas relatives if we make it up to see Kelsey play at Peru State University.
This year's photos ought to have a mountainous background, maybe for the first time ever, and mostly humidity-free. There were no immediate volunteers to host the next reunion, but it will almost certainly be flatter!
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