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USS Hilarity (minesweeper) WWII

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Dedicated to Leonard Hoitsma (my father)
Memorial Day 2023
Leonard would have been 103 on May 5, 2023

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Dr. Frank Komitsky, Jr. Feb 2023

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Dr. Frank Komitsky
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Mary Lou Houston Feb 2023

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Mary Lou Houston
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Nobel Prize winner from Loyola SSTP 1970

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Dr. William E. Moerner
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Dr. Robert Vidulich Jan 2023

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Dr. Robert Vidulich
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Rough Brothers Sep 2022

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A lot of guys made good summer money building greenhouses

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