Kested Mini Reunion

Sunday Alan, Laura, Larry and I drove down to Denver, CO from

Loveland. We first visited Marjorie Kested Berteau who lives in

 a retirement home.  Her daughter Debbie and her husband were

 there, as were Betsey Kested Luftus and and her husband.  Lots

 of questions from each person. It was fun relating what we knew

 about the Kested family genealogy.  They were excited about

what I had to share with them and they filled me in on more history.

First row: Betsy and husband, Alan Kested, Marjorie Kested

 Berteau, Back row: Larry and Gail, Debbie and Bob

Betsy, her husband, Debbie Kovack and Gail

After about an hour and half we left Margie and drove to Littleton,

to Alan's daughter's house where we met Alan's  son Chandler,Alans'

daughter, Vickie, Alan's gson, and Debbie and Bob's son, Alan.

More family history was shared as well as pictures.  They had been

warned about Uncle Josh, so UJ had to tell them a few stories.

Vickie had prepared a nice bbq and lunch and "red velvet cake".

Lauran, UJ, Vickie and Vickie's husband

Very interesting that some of these folks had never met

until this day even though some lived close by each other.

It's a long story of how they lost contact and how they are

now united.  A call to Alan from myself started the ball rolling

The tall man in the center (Betsy's husband) was drafted by

the NY Giants Football team back when he was in college.

He was a star athlete.  He said he was a better basketball

player, so was surprised that he was picked for football.

The scouts saw him play but when they found out that he

was nearly deaf, they didn't hire him on to the team.