📷 Grands, Greats, & Earlier 📷
Tom Kirley home on leave after gaining his wings!
Patty with Aunt Peg Potocki at age 94!
Uncle Lou Kirley and Aunt Frances Kirley on right side. They were both unmarried siblings of our grandfather George Kirley.
Aunt Mary and Aunt Peg front row. Grandpa George and Grandma Margaret and Tom Kirley in back row. Circa 1938 right before Tom shipped out to Pearl Harbor.
Bernice Kirley with her little brother Tom Kirley. Bernice died of influenza at age 10
The Buysse clan. Aunt Mary Kirley married Dale Buysse and went on to have 12 children.
John Kirley and Mary Quirk Kirley were the parents of George Kirley and grandparents to Tom Kirley.
Uncle Dale Buysse with daughter Jan.
Tom Kirley on left. Dick Buysse center and Grandpa George Kirley on right.
Aunt Peg (Margaret) left. Tom Kirley center. Grandpa George Kirley far right.
Tom Kirley home from the war.
Tom, Bernice and baby sister Mary Kirley.
Tom Kirley, after the war is over.
Aunt Sadie Girvin with Margaret Girvin. Margaret later married George Kirley, father of Tom.
Roisin Cunningham who bought the old Kirley homestead in Carrickmacross, Ireland. She graciously shared her history of the farm when we visited there in 2003.
Postcard from Dad'd memorabilia
Peggy Prendergast Kirley and favorite doll!
Peggy and dolly
Peggy with cousin Richard Dillon
Grandpa Tom marching in Veteran's Day parade
Grandpa Tom Kirley far left
Peg, Tom and Patty in Hawaii 1984
Grandma Peggy Kirley
Orginal Kirley homestead in Carrickmacross, Ireland.
Tom and Elsie Kirley inspecting the corn crop!
Brothers-in-law who married the 5 Girvin girls. Our Grandpa George Kirley is far left.
2003 visiting our Irish roots. Grandpa Tom Kirley with Tess, Megan, Tim with Hannah and Aunt Patty
Visiting our relatives in Ireland. Kathleen Carrigan center.
Grandpa George and Grandma Margaret Kirley
Buysse & Potocki cousins 1966
George Kirley married Margaret Girvin on January 19, 1916
Bernice, Mary and Thomas Kirley
Uncle Chuck Potocki and Aunt Peg with son Myron. They lived in Chicago. I remember Uncle Chuck hated the taste of Kewanee water so when visiting, he would bring his own ice cubes for cocktails!
Grandpa George with his son Tom.
Grandpa George Kirley married Margaret Girvin on January 19, 1916.
Grandpa George & Grandma Margaret Kirley
Uncle Dale & Aunt Mary Buysse (Grandpa Tom's baby sister)
Tom Kirley in the Race Walking event at the Senior Olympics.
Grandpa Tom Kirley (center in blue short shorts!) racing in the 1991 Senior Olympics in Syracuse New York
Senior Olympics ....Grandpa Tom next to his baby sister Mary who competed in tennis doubles.
Grandpa Tom with a PBY seaplane in Pensacola, Florida
Grandpa Tom with Sam Kirley
The Kirley family around 1900.
Grandpa George Kirley at their house on Fullerton Court in Wethersfield.
Pensacola, Fla
Hawaii in 1984
Pensacola Beach vacation in lighthouse
Grandpa Tom swearing in Dan
Grandma Peg Kirley in Hawaii, 1984
A big breakfast group with Kirley's and Van Daeles'
Gathered for breakfast!
Grandpa Tom, Mike and Nathan
Uncle Tom Girvin (Grandpa Tom's uncle) with his horse. The US Cavalry purchased the horse to send to the WWI effort in Europe. Later Uncle Tom was sent to the Calvary unit in Europe. Story goes that the horse recognized Tom and whinnied to be petted!
Sadie (left) and Margaret Girvin Kirley
Tom & Peggy
Peggy
Peggy on wash day!
Tom & Peggy in Pensacola, Florida expecting their first baby
Grandma and Grandpa George Kirley
Dress Whites
Grandpa George Kirley
Grandma George Kirley
Patty and Peggy
Peggy Kirley with Patty on repositioning cruise from Guantanamo Bay Cuba to New York. Ship was USNS Henry Gibbins.
Tom, Bernice and Mary Kirley.
1893 Grandma Margaret Girvin Kirley with her two dolls, Alice and Maggie.
Kathryn, Alice and Tom Girvin. Tom Kirley's two aunts and grandfather.
Grandpa George Kirley on left. He was an avid rider with the Kewanee Trail Riders.
President Harry Truman visits Guantanamo Bay, Cuba while we stationed there.
Peggy (center) with girlfriends at the USO Club during WWII.
Ensign Tom Kirley visiting Peggy at her home in Libertyville, Illinois at end of WWII.
Peggy Prendergast Kirley
Peggy Prendergast (lower left) with her family. Grandpa Lange (top left) and Grandma Kitty Lange (lower right)
Corpus Christi, Texas catch of the day
