Author: Linda Huesca Tully

Thankful Thursday: For All Our Saints

Remembering those who have gone before us Graveyard at All Saints Church, Burton-Dassett,  Warwickshire, England, where some of my husband’s ancestors are buried. At the Chancery of the Roman Catholic Diocese where I work there is a small chapel, and this morning many of us gathered there for Mass to observe the Solemnity of All Saints, known in other Christian … Continue reading "Thankful Thursday: For All Our Saints"

Wedding Wednesday: Gilbert and Joan (Schiavon) Huesca

Gilbert Cayetano Huesca (1915 – 2009) Joan Joyce (Schiavon) Huesca (1928 – 1987) My parents were married civilly in downtown Chicago on Thursday, August 19, 1954, by Justice of the Peace Miles E. Cunat.  Apparently, Cook County did not require a waiting period between obtaining a marriage license and the ceremony itself.  The marriage license was signed by Richard J. … Continue reading "Wedding Wednesday: Gilbert and Joan (Schiavon) Huesca"

Amanuensis Monday: “When We Two are One”

Joan Joyce (Schiavon) Huesca (1928 – 1987) Gilbert Cayetano Huesca (1915 – 2009) “To my Darling,” reads my father’s inscription in the diary he gave my  mother on the day he asked her to marry him.  She later wrote their names underneath, adding what must have been their nickname for each other: “Mr. & Mrs. Zippo.” [Note:  Amanuensis is an ancient word meaning one who performs the … Continue reading "Amanuensis Monday: “When We Two are One”"

Once More Around the Block

Gilbert Cayetano Huesca (1915 – 2009) Joan Joyce (Schiavon) Huesca (1928 – 1987) A love story When we kids wanted to hear a story, our parents, Gilbert and Joan (Schiavon) Huesca, often reminisced about their first date.  It was one of our favorite stories.  I heard it again one last time in 2009, months before … Continue reading "Once More Around the Block"

Life with the Waples Family

  Gilbert Cayetano Huesca (1915 – 2009) Frank Waples  (1901 – 1993) Fern (Lawton) Waples (1899 – 1961) My darling father, Gilbert Huesca, at the home of Frank and Fern Waples, Chicago, Illinois.  Circa 1952 – 1954. Some time around 1950, my father, Gilbert Cayetano Huesca, set out to find a new room to rent in … Continue reading "Life with the Waples Family"

Travel Tuesday: Homeward Bound on the Queen Elizabeth

Joan Joyce (Schiavon) Huesca (1928 – 1987) Alice Gaffney (McGinnis) Schiavon (1895 – 1963) From Cherbourg to New York aboard the R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, September 29 – October 4, 1950   On Friday, September 29, 1950, my mother and my grandmother, Joan and Alice (McGinnis) Schiavon, boarded the R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth at Cherbourg, France, bound for New York City. … Continue reading "Travel Tuesday: Homeward Bound on the Queen Elizabeth"