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My Great-grandma and Great-grandpa on my mother's side, came from Lithuania in 1949 during World War ll when the Soviet Union occupied Lithuania. My Grandpa's parents and his oldest sister Sylvia were some of the first family members to come to America. My Grandpa was born in Germany while they made the long journey to Ellis Island from Lithuania. After arriving in New York, they made their way to Chicago, Illinois where my Great-grandparents were able to find work and start their new life. They settled in an are of Chicago called Marquette Park and eventually, all became U.S. citizens.
My mom's parents met during their senior year of high school. My Grandpa went to St. Ignatious and my Grandma went to Augustine both in Chicago. They were married shortly after graduation and had two children, my mom and her older sister Danute or Dana for short. They divorced a year after my mother was born and both eventually remarried. My Grandpa now lives in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho with his wife. They had two children as well ,my Aunt Vilija and Uncle Rimas. My Grandma lives in Vernon Hills, Illinois and she had another child, my Aunt Fawn.
My dad's family from what I have been able to find out came to America from Holland. First settling in Kansas and eventually moving to Illinois during the Great Depression.
My dad's maternal Great-grandparents lived in Alsip, Illinois where they raised eleven children. My Grandpa is the 4 oldest and second oldest boy. My dad's mother grew up in Marionette Park, Illinois. My grandparents married and had two boys, my dad and his older brother Fred. My Grandparents still live in Alsip.
My mom grew up in Evergreen Park, Illinois and my dad grew up in Alsip, Illinois. They met while my mom and my Grandma Brouwer worked together. My parents married in 1995 and bought a townhouse in Lisle, Illinois.
I was born in Winfield, Illinois at Central DuPage Hospital on May 9, 2001. In 2003, my family moved to Woodridge, Illinois. My brother Michael was born 2 years later in 2005.
While looking back at where my parent's families have come from, I'm happy that all their traveling led me to where I live today. I have most of my family close by in the surrounding suburbs and I have a great group of friends that I would have never met if I didn't live in Woodridge.
My Great-grandma and Great-grandpa on my mother's side, came from Lithuania in 1949 during World War ll when the Soviet Union occupied Lithuania. My Grandpa's parents and his oldest sister Sylvia were some of the first family members to come to America. My Grandpa was born in Germany while they made the long journey to Ellis Island from Lithuania. After arriving in New York, they made their way to Chicago, Illinois where my Great-grandparents were able to find work and start their new life. They settled in an are of Chicago called Marquette Park and eventually, all became U.S. citizens.
My mom's parents met during their senior year of high school. My Grandpa went to St. Ignatious and my Grandma went to Augustine both in Chicago. They were married shortly after graduation and had two children, my mom and her older sister Danute or Dana for short. They divorced a year after my mother was born and both eventually remarried. My Grandpa now lives in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho with his wife. They had two children as well ,my Aunt Vilija and Uncle Rimas. My Grandma lives in Vernon Hills, Illinois and she had another child, my Aunt Fawn.
My dad's family from what I have been able to find out came to America from Holland. First settling in Kansas and eventually moving to Illinois during the Great Depression.
My dad's maternal Great-grandparents lived in Alsip, Illinois where they raised eleven children. My Grandpa is the 4 oldest and second oldest boy. My dad's mother grew up in Marionette Park, Illinois. My grandparents married and had two boys, my dad and his older brother Fred. My Grandparents still live in Alsip.
My mom grew up in Evergreen Park, Illinois and my dad grew up in Alsip, Illinois. They met while my mom and my Grandma Brouwer worked together. My parents married in 1995 and bought a townhouse in Lisle, Illinois.
I was born in Winfield, Illinois at Central DuPage Hospital on May 9, 2001. In 2003, my family moved to Woodridge, Illinois. My brother Michael was born 2 years later in 2005.
While looking back at where my parent's families have come from, I'm happy that all their traveling led me to where I live today. I have most of my family close by in the surrounding suburbs and I have a great group of friends that I would have never met if I didn't live in Woodridge.