KOK FAMILY ALBUM 6, pages 28-31, 63 pages (FAM6 28-31, 63p)
FAM6 28-31 P1 ORIGINAL album page; 2-7 that’s linda-mom & jim-dad with baby Andrew & sis-Jul, probably Iowa city, mid-60’s; p8-11 is this the Christian Reformed Church in Iowa City where dad worked ? his first church pastor job. ; p12-15 “kok tribes” iowa city.. looks like my late Uncle Sherwood & his wife Ruth & their young kids as well as Grandpa Kok, my linda-mom, & some of the Kok kids, mid 60’s; p16 original album page; p17-21 “our 1965 swimers’ ……I think this refers to a summer missions group which they called “swim” in the Christian Reformed Church (CRC)..not sure who all the people are..but definitely dad-Jim on the far right holding the baby…& it almost looks like a young Eugene & Darlene Rubingh on my dad’s right (picture left) , It also looks like Aunt Diana on the far left … but I’m just guessing, could be wrong; p21-24 “my class” refers to linda-mom’s classroom…maybe her Sunday school kids or did they teach kids during “swim”? She also was a regular teacher for a while around Ann Arbor…. P25-27 one of the other classes ? or still my mom’s class ? looks like a different teacher or adult in the background. P28-29 “snack time” speaks for itself; p30 “gerald’s class”; p31 original album page; p32-34 nice pic of linda-mom with Julie ? and one of mom’s friends with her kids in the snow., presumably iowa city; p35-37 linda mom with two friends; p38-39 “we had a Christmas open house for church people, 1964” says the caption … lots of people there… ha ha. ; p40-43 apparently this is our house on MEADOW street in Iowa City, where I was born; p44 original album page; p45-53 great pics of linda-mom & jim-dad by a lake with baby Julie .. is mom going to throw a naked baby Julie into the water ? just kidding (or can’t you joke about those things anymore these days?. There’s dad on the diving board. P54-56 Sept 2, 1963 Jim-dad & mom with baby Julie p57-59 a loving father with his first child; p60-63 mom & dad not newlyweds anymore but new parents now… having a fun time on the canoe ;
