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March 20, 2004
Here is a photo from last August - the last time we had all of the Moffitt Clan all together. 
Garrett Anderson 
Even in an evil world, we can so live our lives as to merit the protecting care of our Father in Heaven... and, above all, we can cultivate in our own hearts, and proclaim to the world, the salvation of the Lord Jesus Christ. -President Gordon B. Hinckley

February 15, 2004
George Boyack family news
Just a note to tell you about our growing clan:
George - Still working for O C Tanner - 30 years this year.
Elaine - Court Clerk for 3rd District Juvenile Court in Salt Lake City.
Becky & Brad Mortimer, Jake 10, Rachel 7 and Zac 4 - living in Elk Grove, CA near Sacramento.
Nan and Jay Jesclard, Riggs 2 and Asher 6 mo - living in North Hollywood, CA close to Universal Studios.
Brett and Teresa Boyack, Katie 3, Alissa 2 - living in Salt Lake City.
Michelle and David Madsen, Michaela 4, Derek 3 - living in Salt Lake City.
Heather and Danny Wall - Married February 2003. Danny is a reservist in the Army stationed at Fort Carson. Heather lives in Salt Lake City waiting for his return.
Hope to see you all this summer at the reunion

January 11, 2004
Ye Cousins!
The Dudleys are alive and well and still in Rocklin, California.  We had a very mini-reunion with the Thomas family, Knecht family, etc. when we attended Shauna Knecht's wedding this past summer.  We wish we could see more of you more often!
Our kids are really growing up.  Nathan is now 13, Clifton 15, and Shalise 17.  It is a whole new world when your kids start going to dances, scout activities, dating, and driving!  Chris and I are trying to hang in there! Chris continues providing computer support for Delta Dental.  Maureen is a "Jane of all trades" keeping the family going and running a small transcription business from the home.  Shalise enjoys singing and is going to Carnegie Hall this spring.  Clif loves playing jazz on his trumpet.  Nate is taking piano lessons and loves to still play with his dog Snow Bear (now 17 1/2 years old).
We're not sure we'll be able to make the reunion this summer but look forward to whenever it is we can see you all next.
Love,
Dudleys

September 25, 2003
If nobody else has given you an update, here's one from me:
M. Wayne - still lawyering
Dot - teaching high school English full time 
Jenn - had 3rd kid earlier this year: 
Jack Andrew - still photographing; wife had 6th kid earlier this year: Nelson 
Pete - now with Solomon Smith Barney; wife had 4th kid last year: Ethan 
Dave - now at Utah State working on Special Ed. degree; wife had 1st kid last year: Jeddah 
Nate - got English MA from BYU 8/03; moved back to Washington; wife had 1st kid in Nov. of last year: Maxwell; got married in February of last year 
Kate - still at BYU; got married 8/18/03 John - attending the University of Utah 
Sally - moved to Florida; working at BBQ joint 
There you go. Nate Boyack

August 25, 2003
Hi, cousins!  Merrilyn here reporting on the ever growing Everett limb of the Boyack family tree. 
Summer is over.  I have been living in the "Golden Paradise Inn" a residence for the elderly infirm for five months now, and I guess I'll spend the rest of my life there, because I can't stand up and walk without assistance, and am therefore limited in my activities.  On the bright side, I think I still have my mental faculties and can function, ever so slowly, sitting down.  Al springs me from "the home" on Sunday Mornings and I go to Sacrament Meeting with him and then home for the afternoon.  Reid and Marilyn have been so thoughtful to invite us to dinner nearly every Sunday, which is a real blessing to us--not only the good food, but the good company we enjoy there.  Marilyn's parents are also elderly and frail, and Marilyn goes and brings them, too, as neither of them drive anymore.  Yesterday was a special day, because it was their 61st wedding anniversary.  Marilyn had made a little wedding cake, and we had schnitzel (spelling )? and sauerkraut for dinner.  This was Maureen's influence after her semester in Vienna last fall.
Today Marilyn and Lauren and Maureen are on their way to Provo to start school.  Maureen is a senior and Lauren a freshman, and they are both on full tuition scholarships. 
Only Joel (15) will be at home.  He's looking forward to being an only child.
Our kids are getting older, too.  This month marks Brian and Sandy's 30th wedding anniversary, Keith and Judy's 22nd, and Wayne and Wendy's 20th.  Reid and Marilyn had their 25th in May.  Brent and Melissa are still adjusting--they have only four years behind them.
Al is carrying on at home by himself.  He's good about coming to take me home for a few hours a couple of days a week.  It is a hard task for him loading and unloading my wheelchair, as he, too, feels his age (84).  Last year I convinced him that he had paid his dues, and he did not have to go help with the grape harvest at our welfare vineyard. 
Love to you all, and I hope many of you post a note and tell about your doings.

August 24, 2003
Folks,
Many people are waiting to read what is happening with you and your 
families.  Now is a good time since it is more than 1 year since the 
last reunion and less than one year to go before the next reunion. 
 Also, some of you have had weddings and such that it would be great to 
POST on the website.
Cheers.
John Knecht

August 22, 2003
I just realized as I wrote the "subject" that Jerry and I are the only
Moffitts now since all four daughters have taken new last names.  We are happy for
all of them.  Today I have been reading old editions of the "Piper," since
1962.  That inspired me to get on the web and read more recent entries, which I
have just done and enjoyed.  This really is a simple and direct way for us all
to keep in touch - so much easier than all the effort that went into the
printed "Piper" of yesteryears.  And yet I noticed that there were three editions
per year put out over several years. 
    We returned to San Jose from our Spokane mission on July 12th, having
spent almost two weeks traveling home and visiting family and friends in Seattle,
Tacoma, Portland, Davis, and Livermore.  We went from Livermore back to
Oakland to attend our stake's temple day at 2 p.m. before really going home to S.J.
 That was a fun experience - a lovely reunion with members of our home stake.
     We are now living with Debbie and Matt who are buying our house.  In a
few months a house being built jointly by Heidi and Alan and us in Temecula will
be completed and then we will move into our three room suite there.  Merrilyn
and Roy are also in the process of building a house, so most of our family
are in some kind of transition.  But even so we managed to get everyone together
for three days of camping at Shaver Lake near Fresno.  Jeanie and Garrett
came from Illinois and stayed for a week after our camping trip.  It was great
being all together. 
    We loved our mission and hope to "sign up" again after we get settled. 
We are trying to down-size and simplify by discarding and giving away THINGS. 
(Thus the trip through the old "Pipers.")   Love to all,  Bev & Jerry

July 17, 2003
I was some years ago in the Spanish Fork cemetery snooping around for some of our dearly departed. I came across the grave markers of James, Margary and Deseret Boyack that had some poignant verse as inscriptions. I'm thinking the love of lofty sentiment, well expressed, had early root in the family. Some of you might be interested. All's well with us. Megan is back from her first year of college at Dixie. She'll be home till January when she hopes to be accepted to BYU Hawaii. Nathan and Lisa are expecting in February. Pam and I will be groovy grandparents. (I'm hoping she never sees this entry.,) Seth is still trying to get a foothold in Austin, so we'll see what the future holds for him there. The rest of us are just home hanging out being cool (and groovy). Our best to all.
Doug

May 6, 2003
Merrilyn reporting
    I am so grateful for all of you dear kinfolk.  I've just now got caught up on all the reunion news that many or you wrote about.  I've been away from my computer since January, when I fell hard on my backside, fracturing my sacrum in three places.  So the last four months I have been in three hospitals, and now am living in an assisted living home for the elderly, because my Parkinson's disease is not allowing me to be able to take complete care of myself.  It is a very comfortable situation, only six "inmates" (the staff refers to us as "residents") with two caring caretakers on duty at all times.  At 76 I may be the oldest Boyack cousin, but I am the youngest of the six.  Three of the old ladies have Alzheimer's, which makes it interesting.
    I do petty well sitting down--just have a hard time standing and walking, and I get very bored at the home playing Scrabble and reading, when I have so many unfinished projects at home.  So Al has brought me home today for a few hours so I can check the e-mail, etc.  I hadn't checked the Boyack web site for a long time, and was so happy to read all the entries about the reunion.  We were sorry not to be able to come.  When Brent and Melissa came to Fresno the weekend of my birthday in March, they showed us the video Brent had taken at the reunion.  It was good. We know we missed a good time.
    Since Brent is the only one of our family who ever seems to report in the Piper, I will update you on our growing family.  We now have three great grandchildren; Brian is a Grandpa three times over.  Kelli and Brandon each have a son, and Brandon's wife had a baby girl, Kaitlyn, on May 1st.
It's a kick to see your children being good parents, and an even greater kick when you see your grandchildren being good parents.  We give credit to our great parents and grandparents who set the standards for us to live by.
   Love and blessings to you all,
   Merrilyn

January 20, 2003
Hello Cousins, Aunties, Uncles, Second Cousins, and more,
I am pleased to announce the birth of Sara Josephine {will be known as Josephine} Knecht to my lovely wife and myself. She came in with typical Boyack flare with shortbread in her right hand and a glass of grape juice in her left hand with her legs kicking and her lungs being exercised. She had a baseball hat on her head as well.
She has already been drafted by her proud brothers and sister. Her vitals are as follows:
Date: 17 Jan 2003
Time: 17:56
Length: 21 inches
Weight: 9 lbs 3 ounces
Hair: Dark and Curly
Toes: 10
Fingers: 10
Shoe Size: unkown at this time.
She already sends her best to all her cousins. Pictures to follow.
Love,
John, Cina, Hans, Emilie, Alexander and Josephine

Nov 21, 2002
Hi everyone,
Well I have tried to send an entry several times but for some reason it hasn't worked. So I will try again....
This is Vicki Berg (Boyack) writing, the oldest child of Mary and Dick of Minnesota. First it was great to see so many people turn out for the reunion. It really meant a lot to our whole family that so many people made the treck!
Well my big news is that I was married on October 12, 2002 to a wonderful man, Micheal Berg. We were married in Elbow Lake (my hometown) and had the reception/dance in Fergus Falls - 20 minutes away (his hometown). It was a wonderful day, but like most wedding days, went by was too fast!!
I also started a new job the Monday after the wedding (not a stressful time or anything). I am now working for the Minneapolis School District as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) and I absolutely love it. I am so glad that things worked out and I was able to take the job! I miss my kids at the daycare I used to work for, but couldn't imagine doing anything else than what I am doing now. Mike, my husband, is a press operator at a print shop in Golden Valley. His company, Ace Label, prints or makes the designs on adhesive labels. His has moved his way up to lead press operator and he very much enjoys his job.
Well I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season and look forward to seeing everyone at the next reunion. I am very excited to have Mike meet all of my wonderful family!! Until then....
Love,
Vicki and Mike Berg

Nov 11, 2002
Greetings from Rocklin and the Richard and Kathy Knecht branch of the clan!
We are all well and happy and enjoying the first rain fall in many months. We love Northern California for its abundant sunshine, but after a long and dry summer, the rain is so welcome.
Dallin is finishing up fall baseball and loving it. He turns 12 in a few weeks and is eagerly awaiting joing the real scout troop. He loved camp this summer, and has earned his first class rank already. Basketball is just around the corner.
Geoff is enjoying his sophomore year at Rocklin High, and loves Jazz band and all things musical. He spends his waking hours either on the trumpet, guitar, or with good friends, for which we are grateful.
Shauna is mid way through her sophomore year at the Y, and has settle on a psycho degree---just like dad(He's psycho, you know)
She too, has great friends and has been richly blessed in the first two years in Provo. We are grateful to my sibs and their families for the support they extend to Shauna, so far away from us. We always know that she is taken care of by Beth, Brian, John, Cina or some loving soul.
Kathy is busily engaged in the usual things. She is singing this year with the Sacramento Choral Society's "Choir of St. Cecilia" and loving it. Her on line music publishing is going great. Somehow, in her spare time, she keeps us all fed and happy. She is a rock!
Hope all is well with each and every one of you. If you're ever tripping through Sacramento, do stop in.
Richard

Oct 28, 2002
Thought I'd add a few notes to the Piper from the Antelope Valley!
Life keeps us very busy!
Most recently, Roy had a tonsilectomy, from which he's still recovering after 10 days. It has not been easy, but it's been woth it! He can now breathe without any obstacles. His tonsils were so big that he only had about an 1/4 " space in his air passage to breathe through. But, it's all different now, without the two golfballs, I mean tonsils, in his throat. Since, they were infected, we believe them to be the source of many of his illnesses and discomforts. Hopefully, that will be the case.
Other than that, he has been enjoying a fairly new position as Supervisor in his branch at the Air Force Research Lab. He began this position last September, and has enjoyed seeing much growth, both technically and physically. With new work to do, he has to hire new employees, which is great, considering his branch is one of the smallest in his Division. He is also actively enjoying his archery hobby, which the whole family participates in as well. In fact, recently, we went to Las Vegas for a tournament, which gave us occasion to visit Ted and Helen Boyack. The bonus that weekend was a visit from Alan & Trudy,
Megan Boyack, seeing Nathan Boyack after a very long time and meeting his bride, Lisa. What a great weekend!
I am working in the local school district as a para-educator, this being my 3rd year. Previous to this year I helped in a Kindergarten class. This year, I'm still trying to find a position that I enjoy as much, since I was displaced at the end of the last school year due to budget cuts. I currently work in a reading lab at a nearby school. I am also enjoying being a co-leader for Michaela's Brownie troop and doing various other volunteer work for the Girl Scouts. I'm finding my
niche in life as I work in this great youth organization, like I studied to do at BYU.
Michaela is in 3rd grade. She is being challenged this year, trying to balance school and various extra-curricular activities. She has just started taking piano lessons and enjoying that very much. She has also been taking a crochet class, and swimming, along with her Brownie activities. She's one very busy little girl. We're sorry that we missed the Minnesota reunion. Michaela started school that next day which made it difficult for us to travel that weekend. We're looking forward to the 2004 one hosted by Alan and Trudy.
Merrilyn Moffitt Hilton

Oct 25, 2002
Hi Everyone!
This is Debbie Moffitt Torrens writing to you with some impromptu wind for the piper. I accidentally slept through the time I was supposed to meet my running partners this morning, so instead I decided to check e-mail & voila, John's plea lured me.
My family now has five members and was established almost ten years ago. My husband, Matt, is a Geography & U.S. History teacher at Saratoga High School. Our daughter Sydney is five and attends Kindergarten. We have two sons: Tyler who's two andDrew who's 5 months old.
We live in my parents home in San Jose. Using two rooms as classrooms, I run a small pre-school business out of the house four mornings per week using the "Joy School" curriculum. Life is good, but it's amazing to me how much it has changed from "before kids". We havn't been to a movie theater in five months. We're pretty content to watch AFV on Friday nights (sort of like the Moffitt family's Donny & Marie tradition). The life of "growing" human beings is very rich and rewarding.
The little brothers and I walk Sydney to Miner Elementary school each morning and I'm always amazed when we make it out the door dressed and happy and on time. It's quite a task to get everyone out the door, but the routine is getting more refined all the time. Our family really enjoyed the Boyack reunion in Minnesota. It was fun to mingle with such great people and role models. One highlight for me was going for a run with Carrie Sandholtz in the middle of the day Saturday, then swimming in the lake afterward. Please excuse any typos or misspelling. It's time to start a new school day!
Debbie (Deborah) Torrens

October 11, 2002
Dear Cousins, one and all,
Shame on me for not writing in sooner. I so enjoyed the reunion vicariously through Beth and Bri and John and Cina and the pictures. They are wonderful. One day I may even add to the Memory Wall, and Ken, what a great idea. Let's keep it going.
Just a note to who or whomever gets that in here. It is Camp CAZADERO. It is misspelled in the copy, an easy thing to do when you are reading things "writ by hand."
I found a new leg doc who wanted to change both knees and a hip, but was willing to try the new injection that lubricates the joint .. at least knees. I have done one series of three and I think it has helped. It is not cortisone, but a fluid of high viscosity injected after the area is novocained. It is a bit uncomfortable for a day or so, but not bad. I will do the right knee after the holidays. They don't do hips that way yet and that is my main problem.
We will soon have 3 new twigs on the Knecht branch. Cina and John are on #4, Jared and Jen (Bill's oldest son) are on #2, and Mike and Shalyn (Bill's 2nd) will greet #1 in the spring. That makes 21 and 3 in our generations.
It is lovely to see Lamyrl and Sandy at the Temple on Wednesdays. They finish their shift as I start mine.
All of the Citrus Five are perking along and I hope will write in.
Love you all and hope everyone is well and happy.
Eunice

Oct 1, 2002
In response to the call for Piper input, here we go: We are enjoying our
extended mission months here in Spokane. September has been a beautiful
month and we've taken advantage of the early evening sunlight and the
Spokane River and often had a short picnic when it was too nice outside to go
into our apartment. This weekend we look forward to attending general
conference via satellite and will once again feel the joy of attending conference
with so many people we know and love - relatives and friends, even though we
will not be housed in the same building, or city, or state or even country.
What a wonderful world-wide opportunity to hear from a prophet of God. Hope
the Utah weather will be glorious for the conference days - and everyone
else's weather too.
Love to all, Elder & Sister Moffitt (Bev & Jerry)
p.s.
We loved our short reunion vacation and being with so many of you in
Minnesota. The memories linger on and I trust that the happy feelings of the Dick
& Mary family - over what they accomplished - do also.

September 27, 2002
Thank you, John, for the reminder.

To repeat a phrase from Pipers long past, "Everything is going just fine here on Murphey's Lane (or in our case here in Sonora and
radiant points.) Murphey's Lane, of course, was the almost lifetime home of Uncle Ray and Aunt Kate and they were steady contributors to the Piper.
The report: Our eldest, Nathan and his wife, Lisa, are just barely not newlyweds, but still doing great. Nathan is working for a Utah Valley based company getting a foothold for them in the Las Vegas area.
He's the lead man there and getting wonderful experience. Lisa is following in her dad's footsteps doing some medical research in a Las Vegas Hospital.
Nathan is still planning MBA school in a couple of years, they're thinking maybe on the east coast.
While I was enjoying the grassy slopes of the lake shore at the reunion Seth was telling me (by cell phone) that he's planning on moving to Texas come the first of the year. He's met a young lady he's quite fond of who lives in Austin, and that's one incentive for the move. Plus, he's been working hard on his music and believes he'll have more opportunity to explore musical possibilities there than in Utah... my guess is he's right. He's very close to getting his AA and plans to continue toward his BA at the University of Texas after he establishes residency.
Megan is off to college as a freshman at Dixie State College in St. George, Utah. Till recently it's been a J.C. and is the proud alma mater of many distinguished Boyacks such as Grandpa Dean, Uncle Alan, and Cousins Ted and Jeff. She's having a great time and is looking forward not having to freeze at a Utah college this winter.
Hannah is a junior at Sonora High. She's enjoying her classes (but their hard) and she plays on the tennis team- another proud Dean C. Boyack tradition (not the team, but the tennis). Daniel is in fourth grade, loves his teacher , plays soccer and will be starting roller hockey in a few weeks.
Pam and I just try to make something of the blur.
The reunion was terrific! Truly good times were had by all.
Thank you so much to the Dick Boyacks and Ken for a job so well done and for so many wonderful memories made and taken home by us all.
Our love to you all.
Doug Boyack

September 6, 2002
Greetings from an Iowa cousin.

Mary and I attended your reunion in Park City in 1989. We
recall with pleasure your warm hospitality and the enthusiastic participation in your well-organized reunion.

Special regards to Wayne out there in Washington.

-- Gerry and Mary Boyack

July 24, 2002
Check out the photos from the reunion courtesy of Wes and or Ryan Boyack delivered via John Knecht.
Second generation      Third generation         Generation X       Ice Cream Party

July 23, 2002
Hi Everyone,
By now most of the mosquito bites have hopefully healed and you have only the best of memories of the Minnesooooda Reunion. We want to extend our thanks to all of you who volunteered talent, worked with one of the groups for the program, helped Doug with the church service, led the sing-a-long, led us to the bridgeman ice cream place, got the water slide going, or in any other way helped along. I also want to thank Sandi for all the "computer work" she did in getting folders, name tags, etc. ready. It really does take a WHOLE family to make a good reunion and I think this was soooo much fun. The photos that are coming via mail and should soon be on the web site included some of the highlights. I'm not sure what order they'll be in but I'll give you a brief rundown on the 5 rolls of pictures! We started Thursday night with a skit by Vicki, Mandi, Sandi, and Mike on how to talk "Minnesoodan" and a few things everyone needed to know in Minnesota (there's no soda only pop, all sentences end in dere den so the other person knows when to speak, the Minn. wave, and the most popular Minn. food--hotdish especially tater tot hotdish). We continued with a song to the tune of "Take me out to the Ballgame" (Take me to Minnesota) and a square dance. Mandi was in charge and did a wonderful job of organizing and getting all the talking Boyacks to actually do some dancing. We did a mixer, 2 square dances, and then the Virginia Reel. A few of the teens also did some line dancing to "Cotton Eye Joe." Some fireworks mysteriously showed up and after appling much mosquito repellent, we went outside to enjoy the 4th of July show. LaMyrl and Sandy's clan brought some flags and with them parading around, we all sang some patroitic songs. Jeanie Anderson also played her trombone for us. Cousin Ken thought up the memory wall on which each of us could write memories of the first generation and tape them throughout the reunion. (See 2002 Reunion Memory Wall for all the memories.) Then there was, of course, Boyack scotchbread made by Sandi and Mary, and cookies and lemonade to end the evening. Friday brought the second generations breakfast and the program rehearsals. After lunch a tour of a logging camp was arranged and many of us went to see that. There were people dressed in the late 1890 garb to tell us about life in a logging camp and show us the various buildings like the bunk house, dining hall, barn, and blacksmith shop. Some cousins used a crosscut saw to saw a piece of log. Then one could hike down to the boat that floated down the river with the logs and the men who had to keep the logs from jamming up. The guy on the boat even played his accordian for us. The rest of the pictures on the disc are from the program which cousin Ken hosted and which featured the various age groups "doing their thing." It was grand!! Of course no reunion is complete without a sing-a-long (wonderfully led by Beverly) and some keyboarding by Bob Jacobs and Kurt Sandholtz. Saturday morning was the first cousins breakfast where we also listened to a tape brought by cousin Sue Dahl in which the first generation and many cousins talked at the first Minnesota Reunion to Clif and Grace who were on a mission in New Zealand. The Boyack highland games were held on the lawn outside the lodge. Then there were some "intense" games of horseshoe, shuffleboard, and mini golf along with some relaxing, talking, and regular golfing at the course right there at Quadna. Sat. afternoon Vicki took a big group into Hill City (1 mile) for the family softball game which turned into a softball tournament as there were enough for four teams! I didn't get any pictures of it as we stayed at the lakeside but if anyone has some, feel free to send them to Dave. The rest of the afternoon was spent on the lake with pontoon rides by Mike, canoes, paddleboats, diving off the raft, and fishing with an old cane pole and yes we actually caught some sunfish which we then released. Kurt Sandholtz bought a large sheet of plastic and borrowed a garden hose to wet it and we had ourselves a water slide! It was a riot!! Then Sat. night was the banquet hosted by Dick, with souvier glasses and M & M's from Uncle Hal who always brought them for our kids when we were with him, and talent by Jane Bartholomew (flute), Heather Sabin (piano), Jeanie Anderson and Wayne Sandholtz (trombone), and the Jacobs women with Bob accompanying them. Brent and Melissa Everett had taken a few cousins on Friday night to the Bridgeman's ice cream place in Grand Rapids (20 Miles) and about 30 of us set out Sat. night after the banquet to have ice cream. And did we have ice cream...check out the size of the "bowls of ice cream" Mike, Gary, Julie, Megan, and Britt have in front of them!! Sunday morning we gathered for Grandpa George's Sunday School led by Doug. Kurt played the organ and Debbie Sabin led us in song. Many gave very touching testimonies. With the memory wall as a constant reminder of the great examples and love of those who have gone before us, and all of us gathered in love for each other and God, we were all blessed to have been involved in the service and in the reunion. The theme "Celebrate the Tradition" not only of our wonderful country but especially of our family and of reunions that allow us to know each other was very appropriate and we enjoyed each and every one of you who made the great effort to come to the Minnesooodan Reunion!
All our love,
Mary, Dick, Ken
Vicki, Mandi, Sandi, Mike

Dear Family,
I just wanted you to know that Dave Boyack was in charge of the Boyack shirts for the Minnesota Reunion and did an awesome job of getting them to us and taking care of all the details. I also want to applaud his efforts at the Boyack web site!! He does an awesome job and we do appreciate it!
Love,
Mary

July 22, 2002
The reunion memory wall was thought of by cousin Ken Boyack. During the Minnesota reunion everyone was asked to write down memories that they had of the first generation. After the reunion we compiled all the memories and typed them out. They are now posted on the "2002 Reunion Memory Wall" page of this site. We encourage anyone that wasn't at the reunion to add to these memories!
Dick Boyack Family

July 18,2002
Hi ho family!
Hannah here to report to you on what has been going on with our family.But first i just want to say i loved the reunion it was a blast!! Special thanks to Dick, Mary, Vikki, Mandy, Sandy, Mike, and Ken!!! It was so much fun to see everyone!!
Well, Nathan and Lisa are enjoying married life, they had their first anniversary this year.(oh how sweet) Also, they have moved from Ut to Las Vegas. Nathan has a job working with the same company he did in Ut.Lisa has a job working in a research lab in a hospital. Both are doing well.Gotta love the cute couple!
Seth, what to say about that guy. He is basically enjoying life away from home. It is so fun to talk to him on the phone, he has definetly matured since he's been away!! We love him bunches!!
Megan is now graduated from college. I am going to miss her alot, but happy for her at the same time. She is going to head for Dixi in St. George, Ut. She is really excited to go! Good luck to her!
Next is me(Hannah). I am tring to survive high school.(too much homework) But i am enjoying the sports and social time. I am going to be a Junior. Only two more years to go!!
Daniel what a guy. He is growing up so fast! Still full of energy though. He is loving school and is going to be in the 4th grade. Wow how little brothers grow up fast!
Mom and dad gotta love those two. They do so much for our family and well we all love them lots. They are doing great and having fun taking care of us kids!
That's it for now hope you enjoyed my report on our family. It was really good to see most of you at the Reunion,we sure had fun!!!! Love all of you!

Love always,
Doug, Pam, Nathan, Lisa, Seth, Megan, Hannah, and Daniel

July 15, 2002
Hello All,
Just to let all know that Dean Boyack Branch {Alan} is running with the reunion plans for 2004. Alan or I {john knecht} will be sending out notifications and announcements for all to see.
Cheers to all

Hats Off to the Hal Boyack Branch for creating a wonderful reunion. It was great to see the folks that came for the Mosquito party ::)). We had a great time and our children loved getting aquinted with the 4th Generation of Boyack kids. The softball tournament and ice cream party {I hope the ice cream shop has recovered from the Boyack invasion} was great. Thanks for all of Dick and Mary's kids, Ken, Dick and Mary for a wonderful time.
The John Knecht Family