I realize that I'm kind of throwing things in at the last minute and wish that I had started this whole thing sooner but I wanted to mention a couple of big happenings from the year that's about to draw to an end. The first would be the McNamara family reunion held this past July which was basically the coming together of the 5 McNamara brothers (2 reside on the east coast and 3 reside on the west coast). It was exciting for all of us to be together again (the last time being in April 2003 for our wedding) and there were many photographs taken to document the occasion, this being one of them. My father-in-law, otherwise known as Dad Mac, is second from the right and of course, the pround parents are smack dab in front!
The other big happening for the McNamara family would be the evening with Curt and Shonda Schilling hosted by the ALSARI (ALS Assoc. of R.I.). Curt and Shonda were this year's recipients of the Spirit of Lou Gehrig award which would have been presented back in June at the Evening of Hope but we all know that Curt was smack in the middle of his baseball season at that time, so the presentation was postponed until 11/29/06. There were a number of items that were auctioned off (many autographed by Curt) and obviously plenty of photo opportunities. The Schillings have done great work to raise awareness about the disease and also to raise money in the fight to find a cure so it was was nice to be able to thank them in person as a family. Pictured here are, of course, Curt with Mom and Dad Mac!
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