Circa Date Events 01/15/2023 Calvin Coolidge becomes President 1923-1929 c. 12/31/2024 Clarence Birdseye forms company to market frozen fish 08/15/1926 First 'talkie' produced 04/21/2027 Queen Elizabeth II born 04/26/2027 Walter Arthur Oestreich born to parents Walter H and Yvonne Oestreich Tuesday 05/01/2027 Adolf Hitler holds first Nazi meeting in Berlin 05/21/2027 Lindbergh flies over Atlantic to Paris 05/26/2027 15 millionth Tin Lizzie rolls off assembly line 06/02/2027 Lizzie Borden dies 07/05/2027 Regular air service begins between Milwaukee and Chicago 08/12/2027 Thomas Alva Edison celebrates 50th anniversary of phonograph 08/13/1927 Fidel Castro born 09/30/2027 Babe Ruth hits 60th home run 10/06/2027 Al Jolson sings in first talkie, "The Jazz Singer" 12/15/2027 Academy of Motion Pictures formed 12/15/2027 "Big Bang" theory published by Georges Lemaitre c. 12/31/2027 Shuster's sponsors the first Milwaukee Holiday Parade. It is now run by the Holiday Parade Foundation of Milwaukee, Inc. c. 12/31/2027 Walter & Yvonne move with their baby to Oestreich family farm in Marshfield, WI c. 12/31/2027 Continental Baking Co. Introduces Wonder Bread in a balloon decorated wrapper 12/31/2027 Construction of Mount Rushmore begun 1927-1941 12/31/2027 GE introduces Monitor top refrigerator 01/15/2028 First broadcast of television invention 12/31/2028 C. Birdseye sells rights to General Foods 04/29/2028 Dorothy Jane Sims born 1 07/03/2028 First television set on market at $75 09/15/2028 Penicillin discovered 11/15/2028 Hoover elected President 1929-1933 12/31/2028 Mickey Mouse makes his debut as the star in Walt Disney's short cartoon "Steamboat Willie" c. 12/31/2027 Walter & Yvonne move with their baby back to Milwaukee, WI c. 12/31/2028 Bubble gum is perfected by the Frank H. Fleer Co. Fleer's Dubble Bubble is test marketed in Philadelphia c. 12/31/2028 St. Josephat's Basilica is consecrated c. 12/31/2028 Lynchings are down in the U.S. To 10 for the year, contrasted with 97 in 1909 01/13/2029 WYATT EARP dies 09/08/2029 Wally's brother Donald is born 2 10/06/2029 Fire partially destroys the bell tower of Milwaukee's City Hall. The fire goes to 3 alarms, but firefighters have trouble getting to the fire 10/24/2029 Black Tuesday, Stock Market Crash 12/31/2029 Astronomer Edwin Hubble says the farther the galaxy is away from us, the faster it is moving away. The universe, in other words, is expanding. The 'Hubble constant' will prove fundamental to modern astronomy 12/31/2029 Wisconsin is 1st state to prohibit use of race/national origin as factors in hiring teachers 02/18/1930 The ninth planet, Pluto, is discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh 09/15/1930 Revolution in Argentina 3 c. 12/31/1930 Billy the Brownie becomes part of Christmas tradition as a creation of Shuster's Department Store c. 12/31/1930 Freon discovered by Thomas Midgely 09/15/1931 Britain abandons gold standard 10/18/1931 THOMAS EDISON dies 12/15/1931 Congress official makes "Star Spangled Banner" the National Anthem; was already in use by Army & Navy Written 9/14/1814 by Francis Scott Key 4 01/15/1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President, introduces the New Deal 1933-1945 01/30/1933 Adolf Hitler appointed German Chancellor 02/25/1933 Japan withdraws from League of Nations c. 12/31/1933 21st Amendment repeals Prohibition 7 09/15/1934 U.S.S.R. Admitted to League of Nations 10/15/1934 Spanish Civil War breaks out c. 12/31/1934 Bonnie & Clyde killed in shootout 08/14/1935 Social Security begun 8 c. 12/31/1935 Neutrality Act passed 12/31/1935 1st clothes dryer invented in Two Rivers, WI 8 03/07/1936 German troops occupy Rhineland 07/18/1937 Amelia Earhart lost on Pacific flight 10 c. 12/31/1937 Insulin used to control diabetes 03/15/1939 Nazis enter Poland 09/03/1939 Britain and France declare war on Germany World War II begins 10/30/1939 H.G.Welles "War of the Worlds" broadcast panic nationwide c. 12/31/1939 Albert Einstein writes to President Roosevelt to warn him that recent developments in physics suggest the possibility of nuclear explosives c. 12/31/1939 Fluorescent lighting is introduced by General Electric c. 12/31/1939 Carl Zeidler defeats Daniel Hoan and becomes 'boy mayor' of Milwaukee c. 12/31/1939 First refrigerator w/freezer combo invented 12 06/03/1940 U.S. offers aid to Britain 13 06/15/1940 Dunkirk: Allies evacuate troops from France 06/27/1940 FDR declares national emergency to control shipping 10/29/1940 First draft # drawn in U.S. 01/27/1941 U.S. and Britain begin high level military talks in Washington 02/04/1941 USO formed 05/27/1941 FDR declares UNLIMITED national emergency 14 08/15/1941 Atlantic Charter: Roosevelt & Churchill issue joint declaration. Stalin agrees to talks 2 days later 08/16/1941 Rockland, Maine: FDR declares U.S. NOT entering war 09/15/1941 Milwaukee hosts the American Legion convention Sept. 15-18, a huge event with a parade featuring 100,00 marchers 12/07/1941 Japanese bomb Pearl harbor 12/07/1941 Yvonne Oestreich receives telegram that her father, Jules Sansen, Wally's maternal grandfather, has passed away 12/08/1941 U.S. Declares war on Japan 12/11/1941 U.S. Declares war on Italy and Germany c. 12/31/1941 Wally attends Custer High School (at what is now Edison Middle School 5372 N. 37th St.) 1941-1945* 14 12/01/1942 Gas rationing begins in U.S. 15 12/02/1942 Enrico Ferni (U.S.) splits the atom c. 12/31/1942 ' Victory Gardens' are promoted in the U.S., and this year 40% of America's vegetables will be produced in them c. 12/31/1942 Wally's mother Yvonne works in a munitions factory making shell casings 12/31/1942 FDR screens "Casablanca" at White House c. 01/15/1943 "Casablanca" debuts in movie theatres c. 01/15/1943 Churchill,Stalin and DeGaulle meet in Casablanca 02/21/1943 Canned food and leather rationed 16 c. 12/31/1943 Americans are urged to "Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without" Rationing and shortages are the general rule, altho Americans are better off than the citizens of most nations at war. People become accustomed to ration books and the ration point and stamp system. There is also a good deal of black market activity, particularly in beef c. 12/31/1943 Polio epidemic 17 06/06/1944 D-Day 02/23/1945 U.S. Flag raised at Iwo Jima 04/12/1945 Roosevelt dies of cerebral hemorrhage 04/12/1945 Harry S. Truman becomes President 1945-1953 04/25/1945 United Nations Conference on International Organization meets in San Francisco; 47 members 04/30/1945 Hitler commits suicide 04/30/1945 Russians occupy Berlin 07/15/1945 Wally reports to Camp Fannen,Texas. Evidence on 1945 tobacco ration card suggests also stationed at Fort Sheridan, Ill. Orders are to ship out on boat from Camp Pickett, Virginia are changed at last minute; he is sent to Fort Banks, Mass In the scarcity of leather goods, one of 1st things Wally's mom does after he is drafted is to take his 'SHOE Certificate' 18 06/26/1945 United Nations is formed 08/06/1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombed by U.S. 08/15/1945 V-J Day (Japan surrenders) 10/23/1945 Jackie Robinson becomes 1st black Major League baseball player 04/15/1946 Power in Japan transferred from the Emperor to an elected assembly 05/30/1945 Gertie the Duck hatches her first duckling on the pilings next to Wisconsin Ave bridge. Milwaukee takes Gertie to its heart and the story of the duck and her brood eventually become internationally famous 04/12/1946 Wally is chauffeur to Danish delegation, Count Molke, Mr. Rasmussen at Hyde Park on 1st anniversary of Roosevelt's death. He remains chauffer for 1st session of U.N. at Lake Success N.Y. and Flushing Meadows N.Y.(site of the 1939 N.Y. World's Fair) Wally received $30 tip from one of the delegates 19 c. 12/31/1946 Wally is given Honorable Discharge 'At the convenience of the Government' *Exact Month & Day unknown 19 c. 12/31/1946 Wally begins classes at Milwaukee State Teachers College *Exact Month & Day unknown 19 01/29/1947 Seventeen inches of wet snow bring Milwaukee to a complete halt for several days. The storm came to be known as The Big Snow of '47 03/15/1947 New York is declared permanent U.N. Headquarters c. 10/15/1947 Walter A. Oestreich meets Dorothy J. Sims, another student at MSTC. Transportation for dating is via bus, streetcar or perhaps on a 1942 "Trackless Trolley" *Exact Month & Day unknown 20 12/04/1947 Tennessee Williams Play: "A Streetcar Named Desire" opens on Broadway c. 12/31/1947 The Radar-Range, early refrigerator sized version of microwave introduced $2,000-$3,000 c. 12/31/1947 WTMJ-TV becomes Milwaukee's first TV station c. 12/31/1947 Dead Sea Scrolls discovered c. 12/31/1947 Wally works partime as theatre usher - - - Possibly at The Ritz Theatre on Villard Dorothy sees lots of movies 01/30/1948 Ghandi assassinated 08/15/1948 Wally proposes to Dorothy At Okauchee Lake 21 12/31/1948 Wally & Dorothy celebrate New Year's Eve by consuming entire jar of herring. This proves to be overindulgent; they practice moderation in the future 6//4/49 Wally converts to Catholicism, makes his 'Profession of Faith' and is Re-Baptized at Blessed Sacrament Church, 3300 S 41st St 06/05/1949 Wally makes his First Communion at Blessed Sacrament Church 06/11/1949 Wally marries Dorothy at Blessed Sacrament Church Wedding Certificate lists Wally's home as 5503 N 33rd St, occupation: student Dorothy's address is listed as 3400 W Forest Home Ave, occupation: bookkeeper. Their 1st home together is on Maple St. c. 06/15/1949 Wally & Dorothy honeymoon at Heigen's Resort, Crivitz, Wisconsin c. 01/15/1950 Britain recognizes Communist China c. 01/15/1950 Riots break out when apartheid program is established in South Africa 05/01/3150 1st child, daughter Susan Anne is born 508 W. Maple St 23 c. 06/15/1950 Korean War breaks out c. 08/15/1950 Dorothy's father, Vincent Sims passes away 10/09/1950 Construction begins on County Stadium c. 12/31/1950 Wally does student teaching at Forest Home Ave School c. 01/15/1951 Wally begins substitute teaching at Forest Home Ave School 09/04/1951 Wally begins teaching at Forest Home Ave School. An elementary teacher, grades 2-8, he teaches mostly 3rd and 6th grades. Mr. Williams, Principal 24 c. 09/15/1952 Segregation in public schools is deemed illegal c. 11/15/1952 Dwight D.Eisenhower elected President 1953-1961 11/27/1952 2nd child, son Michael Paul is born 1534 S 15th St 25 04/06/1953 First Exhibition game at County Stadium Boston Braves 06/15/1953 Queen Elizabeth II crowned 03/01/1954 H-Bomb tests in the Pacific 12/24/1954 Last official episode of Shuster's "Billy the Brownie" broadcast on radio 12/31/1954 Wonderful World of Disney show on TV c. 12/31/1954 Jonas Salk develops polio vaccine c. 12/31/1955 DisneyLand opens in California c. 12/31/1955 Construction begins on new War Memorial Art Museum Milwaukee c. 07/15/1956 Nasser seizes Suez Canal c. 08/15/1956 Family camping trip(s)? Copper Falls Devil's Lake c. 12/31/1956 Wally teaches flytying for Milwaukee Recreation Division of MPS 1956-1957 12/31/1956 Japan admitted to United Nations 06/29/1956 President Eisenhower signs the Federal Aid Highway Act to create the Interstate Highways c. 03/15/1957 European Economic Community (European Common Market) is formed 04/13/1957 Lack of funds forces halt to Saturday mail delivery c. 07/15/1957 International Atomic Energy Agency established 30 c. 07/15/1957 Daughter Susy travels with Grandmother Yvonne to Canada to meet Aunt Ella c. 08/15/1957 Family camping trip to Door County, campsite in Nicolet Bay. Severe storm hits area. Wife and kids sleep in car...Wally sleeps in tent w/arm wrapped around center pole c. 10/15/1957 Milwaukee Braves beat NY Yankees in World Series...Headlines: 'Bushville Wins!" Classes assemble in Forest Home Auditorium to listen to game c. 10/15/1957 First earth satellite launched c. 12/31/1957 New Milwaukee Art Museum opens c. 12/31/1957 Jack Kerouac "On the Road" c. 06/15/1958 New Master Bedroom created in former den with new furniture. Susy and Mike each now have own rooms 31 04/02/1958 National Advisory Council on Aeronatics is renamed NASA 07/29/1958 Congress appropriates funds for NASA c. 08/15/1958 3 Generation Family camping trip to Door County, including Wally's parents Walter & Yvonne and also babysitter Susie Peplinski. Confusion over the Susie name results in the nickname of "Sam" for the babysitter c. 09/15/1958 Tours of model homes and plans to build begin c. 10/15/1958 Milwaukee Braves lose to NY Yankees after leading in the World Series 3 games to 1 c. 10/15/1958 Under pressure from Russia, Boris Pasternak, author of 'Doctor Zhivago' refuses Nobel Prize for Literature c. 04/15/1959 Construction begins on lot in Greendale 09/08/1959 Wally assigned to Robert M LaFollette School Vice Principal 32 02/15/1959 Mattel introduces 1st Barbie Doll 08/04/1959 Hawaii becomes 50th state of the U.S. c. 12/28/1959 Construction delays mean move must be in winter, not autumn. Move is made 3 days after Christmas, during school break. Christmas present under 15th St mini-tree as well as on shelf in Endicott bedroom closet 07/04/1960 First 4th of July Parades with 50 Star flag 33 c. 11/15/1960 John F. Kennedy elected president 1961-1963 c. 12/31/1960 Family involved in square dancing with Calhoun Dancers 1960-1962 08/31/1961 Berlin Wall separates city into East and West 34 c. 12/31/1961 Nelson Mandela imprisoned in South Africa released 1990 02/26/1962 John Glenn orbits earth 08/06/1962 Jamaica becomes independent country 10/28/1962 Cuban Missile Crisis '13 Days' 35 c. 03/15/1963 Demonstrations begin across the south. Brutal treatment of demonstrators is nationally televised. Martin Luther King,Jr arrested for demonstrating in Birmingham, Alabama. He composes Civil Rights essay 'Letter from a Birmingham City Jail' March-June 07/15/1963 First use of new postal Zipcode c. 06/15/1963 President Kennedy federalizes Alabama National Guard to enforce integration at the University of Alabama 08/17/1963 1st new car, a Volkswagen, picked up from dealer AM 08/17/1963 3rd child, daughter Karen Anne born PM 36 08/28/1963 250,000 march on Washington D. C. Reverend Martin Luther King,Jr delivers his "I Have A Dream " speech 09/15/1963 Four young African-American girls are killed in bombing at 16th St Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama 11/23/1963 President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, Texas 11/23/1963 Lyndon Baines Johnson sworn in as President aboard Air Force 1 1963-1969 c. 12/31/1963 Milwaukee Zoo on Bluemound opens c. 12/31/1963 Milwaukee opens I-94 freeway between 16th St and 68th St c. 12/31/1963 Wally explains new freeway to kids; weekly trips to Grandma & Grandpa Oestreich's house will now be longer, but faster c. 12/31/1963 Wally joins Executive Board of Wisconsin Elementary Principals 02/15/1964 Zanzibar declared a republic 02/15/1964 1st American TV appearance of the Beatles c. 07/15/1964 Wally works 2nd shift in summer at Allen-Bradley 37 07/02/1964 LBJ signs Civil Rights Act into law c. 09/15/1964 Wally assigned to Green Bay Ave School Principal 11/15/1964 LBJ elected President 1963-1969 12/10/1964 Martin Luther King,Jr awarded Nobel Peace Prize 01/15/1965 Winston Churchill dies 02/21/1965 Malcolm X is shot and killed c. 03/15/1965 Wally's son wins Jr Trophy in archery at Sentinel Silver Anniversary Sports Show 03/28/1965 Rev. Martin Luther King,Jr leads Freedom Walk in Alabama 06/29/1965 US forces already in Vietnam in 'advisory' capacity are now authorized into combat 07/28/1965 LBJ orders 50,000 more troops to Vietnam. Monthly draft rises from 17,000 to 35,000 08/15/1965 Wisconsin State Archery Tournament, Wally's team takes 1st Place, Wife Dorothy is 1st in her division, as is son Michael in Jr Division 08/15/1965 Race riots in Watts,California rage for 5 days 08/27/1965 LBJ bans draft exemption for married men 09/08/1965 100,000 troops in Vietnam. Reports of 650 US troop casualties since 1961 10/18/1965 1st arrest by FBI of man for burning draft card 12/31/1965 Rambler New car 11/04/1965 Battle at Ia Drang Valley; 450 US troops surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese 02/15/1966 Milwaukee NAACP youth council pickets the "Eagles Club" to protest "whites only" membership policy February-March 04/20/1966 4th child, daughter Sheryl Anne born 38 08/09/1966 Milwaukee office of NAACP is bombed 08/28/1966 Protesters march from downtown Milwaukee to Wauwatosa, more than 4,000 whites line Wisconsin Ave 07/12/1967 Race riots in many major US cities; Newark, Detroit, New York...Milwaukee sets 9pm curfew to clear streets July 12-30 39 07/30/1967 Riot begins in Milwaukee. I policeman and 3 civilians killed. Mayor Maier declares a state of emergency. Announces 24 hour curfew and requests mobilization of National Guard 07/31/1967 Father Groppi and 7 members of youth council are arrested for refusing police order to get off the streets 08/29/1967 Fr. Groppi holds press conference and announces that marches will continue. They would ultimately last 200 days. 5,000 white residents of the South Side react violently to the marchers at Kosciuszko Park. Freedom House is firebombed 08/29/1967 Daughter Susy witnesses Kosciuszko march firsthand w/boyfriend, and his father, out of curiosity. Violence erupts several blocks away, teargas cloud begins to drift down street. All 3, eyes burning, head for car and hurry home to watch final episode of "The Fugitive" on TV 08/30/1967 Mayor Maier issues a proclamation prohibiting night marches. In defiance of Mayor's order, a night rally is held at burned out shell of Freedom House resulting in 50 arrests 09/02/1967 March of 1,000 demonstrators would stretch 3 city blocks. National press coverage calls Milwaukee the "Selma of the North" 12/21/1967 1st heart transplant c. 12/31/1967 Wally & Dorothy carpet their home and purchase new living room furniture 12/31/1967 1st domestic countertop microwave for cooking $500 04/05/1968 Rev Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated 04/08/1968 Biggest civil rights demonstration in Milwaukee history as 15,000 marchers walk through Milwaukee's downtown in memory of Martin Luther King,Jr Susy does not go 06/06/1968 Daughter Susy graduates from Greendale High School 40 06/08/1968 Senator Robert F. Kennedy assassinated 11/15/1968 Nixon elected President 1969-1974 06/14/1969 Daughter Susy married to Steven 41 07/20/1969 Neil Armstrong 1st man to walk on moon 01/28/1970 Wally returns to Forest Home Ave Schhol Principal 10/31/1970 Christopher, 1st grandchild born 42 c. 12/31/1970 Ford LTD new car c. 06/15/1971 Son Michael graduates from Greendale High School 07/22/1971 Weekly death tolls in Vietnam drop to five year low; only 11 compared to 300 when fighting was at its peak c. 08/15/1971 Son Michael begins college at Stout University 11/06/1971 Shannon, 2nd grandchild is born c. 12/15/1971 Daughter Karen at St. Lukes with kidney disease 03/15/1972 Equal Rights Amendment 06/15/1972 Watergate Affair begins; 5 burglars caught c. 12/31/1972 Wally lectures at Alverno College for group of elementary science teachers c. 12/31/1973 Member Phi Delta Kappa fraternity; also served on Executive Board 1973-2000 07/26/1974 11:15pm Michael's motorcycle accident; hospitalized at St. Lukes 46 08/08/1974 Nixon resigns, Gerald Ford becomes President 1974-1977 c. 12/31/1974 Gremlin new car c. 09/30/1975 Dorothy's mother Clarice marries John Albrecht Bride is 71! c. 12/31/1975 Taught archery, served on Executive Board at Milwaukee Boys Club, Seher Unit, (24th & Rogers) Worked with Uncle Ed Ryczek 47 c. 12/31/1975 Microwaves ovens outsell gas ranges 07/04/1976 America celebrates Bicentennial 200 Year Birthday 05/15/1976 Michael graduates from Stout University Accident results in 1 year delay of planned '75 graduation 48 08/15/1976 Michael begins teaching at Milwaukee Tech 11/15/1976 Jimmy Carter elected President 1977-1981 04/02/1978 Velco first put on market 04/18/1978 Senate votes to turn Panama Canal over to Panama on December 31, 1999 c. 06/15/1978 Buick Wagon purchased, plans are to drive to Mexico new car 51 c. 07/22/1978 2 week family vacation at Kelly's Whispering Pines horseback riding and fishing c. 12/31/1978 Honda Civic new car c. 06/15/1979 Firework 'snakes' and rockets on Endicott in anticipation of upcoming travels c. 06/15/1979 Michael drives Wally, Dorothy and youngest daughters to O'Hare for flight to Mexico City. Morelia, (in the state of Michoacan) is destination. 52 c. 06/15/1979 6 week visit to historical city to study Spanish and Spanish culture affected by Montezuma's Revenge and teenage rebellion. c. 07/15/1979 Michael picks up family from O'Hare after their return from Mexico. Upon return to Endicott driveway, garage door lifts automatically by opener installed while family was away. 11/15/1980 Ronald Reagan elected President 1981-1989 07/15/1981 Prince Charles marries Dianna Spencer Wedding televised 08/07/1982 Son Michael marries Judy (Official date) Judy frequently refers to the wedding date as August 12 Joe joins family as Wally & Dorothy's 3rd grandchild 55 09/22/1983 Wally assigned to Humboldt Park School Principal 56 09/24/1984 Wally assigned to Garland School Principal 57 10/06/1985 Daughter Karen marries Tim 58 01/31/1986 US Space shuttle Challenger explodes 06/17/1986 Wally retires from MPS; Retirement dinner at El Matador Restaurant Hall 59 12/31/1986 Tienamen Square student demonstrations in China c. 12/31/1986 Wally is President of Cream City Cycle Club 1986-1987 01/03/1987 Michelle, 4th grandchild is born 06/12/1987 President Reagan's remarks at Brandenburg Gate addressed to West Berlin, audible in East Berlin: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! " 06/23/1987 Wally's father, Walter H. Oestreich passes away Buried in Marshfield Cemetary c. 07/15/1987 Wally & Dorothy move to new home at 4820 Sussex Lane in Greendale. Endicott home is sold to daughter Susy, Steven & family c. 12/31/1987 Wally is Gold Medalist in Wisconsin Senior Olympics for several years 60 c. 11/15/1988 George Bush (Senior) elected President 1989-1993 61 01/21/1989 Dorothy's mother, Clarice Albrecht passes away 11/09/1989 Berlin wall opened 62 c. 11/15/1989 Daughter Susy is divorced 12/20/1989 US troops sent to Panama 12/89-1/90 c. 07/15/1990 Wally joins group making 3 week cycling trip of Europe (Paris) France, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria 63 c. 12/31/1990 Nelson Mandela released from prison c. 12/31/1990 Persina Gulf was between U.S. And Iraq 1990-1991 02/01/1991 Wally's mother, Yvonne L. Oestreich passes away Buried in Marshfield Cemetary 09/14/1991 Daughter Sheryl marries Neil c. 09/15/1992 Wally & Dorothy travel to Wine Country, California 65 04/12/1992 Euro-Disney opens in France 05/22/1992 Johnny Carson's last appearance as host of 'The Tonight Show' c. 11/15/1992 Bill Clinton is elected President 1993-2001 c. 12/31/1992 Wally & Dorothy join St. Luke's Philanthropy Club 1992- c. 12/31/1992 North American Free Trade Agreement created 06/17/1993 Wally participates in Senior Oylmpics in Baton Rouge, Louisiana c. 12/31/1993 World Trade Center bombed c. 12/31/1993 Executive Board, Wisconsin Senior Olympics $2,000 donation helped jumpstart fundraising 1993-1998 66 04/26/1994 1st multi-racial election held in South Africa Nelson Mandela elected 67 06/11/1994 Wally & Dorothy celebrate 45 years of marriage with a 5:30 Mass at St. Alphonsus Church, followed by a celebration dinner at the Mardi Gras Ballroom of the Grand Milwaukee Hotel. lnstead of gifts, they ask to donations to either Heart or Arthritis Foundation They raise over $700 for Arthritis Foundation and over $250 for the Heart Association c. 06/15/1994 Wally & Dorothy take a Carribean Cruise to celebrate their 45th anniversary 05/06/1995 1st Great-grandchild, Andrew Warren, is born to Shannon and Warren Jespon Andy 10/06/1995 Shannon and Warren Jepson are married at St. Alphonsus c. 12/31/1995 Wally & Dorothy travel to San Antonio, Texas for Senior Olympics c. 12/31/1996 Wally & Dorothy travel to Disney World in Orlando, Florida 69 05/02/1997 Daughter Susy marries Mike 70 c. 07/15/1997 Wally makes 16 day cycling trip to Ireland c. 06/22/1998 2nd Great-grandchild, Sarah Nicole, is born to Shannon and Warren Jepson Sarah c. 12/31/1998 Wisconsin Senior Olympics Volunteer of the Year c. 12/31/1999 Daughter Karen is divorced 06/11/2000 Daughter Karen marries David c. 06/28/2000 Dorothy, wife of 51 years, passes away 73 c. 12/31/2000 George W. Bush elected President 2001- c. 12/31/2000 Executive Board, Concord Chamber Orchestra 2000-2001 c. 09/08/2000 Daughter Sheryl is divorced 04/21/2001 Daughter Sheryl marries Ken 74 09/11/2001 World Trade Center, Pentagon attacked by terrorists 10/15/2001 Operation Enduring Freedom begins c. 12/15/2001 Wally buys 2002 Toyota Camry new car 04/27/2002 75th Birthday Celebration at Rafters 75