Merry Christmas from the Blaney Family!
Cathy and I were fortunate to spend another winter in Florida. It was the first year that we were able to go back to the same house in which we had stayed before. We made some new friends and got to know some of our neighbors while still enjoying the company of our cousins and my brother, Bill.
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| Ken, Cathy, Kathy & Bill Blaney Suzy, Patti, Cathy & Lloyd Kolb |
In Spring, both Erin and Kathleen were honored with awards. Erin received the "Outstanding School Based Student Service Staff" award from the Green Bay Area School District for her work as a social worker at Washington Middle School. Kathleen received the "Distinguished Alumni Award" from Notre Dame Academy High School for her work leading NYC’s contact tracing program and serving as the NYC Department of Health’s Clinical Operations Chief during COVID.
Kathleen was enjoying some extended comp time this summer which she earned during COVID. She
planned a wonderful trip for the four of us. We visited the Blue Lagoon and Reykjavik in Iceland, Madrid, Malaga and Seville in Spain and Lisbon in Portugal. We were even able to meet up with our nephew, Anthony and his cousin, Austin while we were in Lisbon. Kathleen and Erin continued on to Scandinavia where they met up with cousins Patrick and Amina.
Summer continued with time at the cottage and visits with friends and family. Our time in Fish
Creek is time we truly cherish.
Some of our summer activities were cut short when Ken had three heart procedures, a heart catherization, followed by a second heart cath with a stent placement and thirdly, an aortic valve replacement. We are truly grateful that this was able to be done without open heart surgery. We continue to be grateful for blessings of good friends and family like you.
Merry Christmas and best wishes for a happy and healthy new year!
Ken, Cathy, Kathleen & Erin
