I have a Family here on Earth...it gets bigger everyday!

By Pam Jorgensen -
Upon moving to Arizona, my Dad decided to tell me of all the family I have here. He has a TON of cousins all over the state. One of his cousins is Ann Pomeroy Barney. She, herself, has 10 children so therefore I have several 2nd cousins to find!

Sadly, Ann's husband, Dennis, passed away suddenly last week. It was an unexpected shock to the family and my heart and prayers go out to them all.

Out of tragedy, however, came some very pleasant things. My Dad's aunt, Polly Pomeroy, came down from Utah for the funeral. It has been a long time since I've seen her! She and her husband, Paul, were my FAVORITE of Dad's aunts and uncles. I was almost named after Polly. ALMOST...I'm grateful to not be Pollyanna! I love Aunt Polly dearly and it was so good to see her and hear about her family again!

Aunt Polly and I catching up

Aunt Polly had to leave the viewing so she snuck me in to see Ann and to say goodbye.
Aunt Polly, (Dad help me here with a name), Polly's daughter Betty and me

One of my newly discovered 2nd cousins and daughter of Ann, DeeAnn


Another of Ann's daughters, Jennifer

Nicole is a daughter-in-law of Ann's
I found these cousins on Facebook and have chatted with them a bit. It was nice to meet them finally. I wish it would have been under better circumstances.
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Comments

Trish said…
Wow! What a blessing! And I think it would be awesome to know you as Pollyanna. Just great!
January 21, 2009 at 5:38 AM
sarah said…
Small world ehe? Deann was in my ward for a long time. Nichole and Jennifer were both at Twilight with us. Their father / father in law was a great man.
January 21, 2009 at 8:55 PM
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