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Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Posted by Ginkgo Gal

Ginkgo Gal: Bloomington, IL, United States; A breast cancer survivor since 1986, I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. I met my husband Ed in 1965 when we both sang in the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, a large ensemble that still performs with the Pittsburgh Symphony. We've continued singing all these years, presently with the Civic Chorale at Illinois State University where my husband was made Distinguished Professor in 1997. My career was in teaching and specifically gifted education. Both of us have been retired since 2000. We have two adult children, Laurie is an attorney, is married to an attorney, has 3 adorable daughters, and lives in Grapevine, TX. Neal married Carla Merkow on his 40th birthday, is a geochemist, and lives in Seattle. They joyfully welcomed Gabriella Riva Hines, born on August 4, 2014 at the Puget Sound Birthing Center. Carla gave birth to Eliza June Hines on June 17, 2017. Ed and I have 5 granddaughters!!!!! Besides Pittsburgh PA and Bloomington, IL, we've lived in Cincinnati and Columbus Ohio( Ph.D at Ohio State)and in upstate New York. And in Manhattan when Ed did his Master's at Columbia -- Laurie was 2.

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