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We're getting a Barn Quilt! I'll post a photo of it soon.
Here's a Barn Quilt Link for those of you who don't know about Barn Quilts:
Hole in the Barn Door 90th Birthday
My Dad's 90th birthday was approaching. How could I honor his many years? He so appreciated the western shirts I made for for his birthdays. I would often try out a quilting technique in his shirts - trupunto, Seminole patchwork, folded stars are a few that come to mind.
He always looked for the label inside the shirt - "Hand made by Barbara Jansz."
If someone remarked about his shirt, he would proudly explain that his daughter made all his western shirts. When the shirts become quite faded and stained with horse slobber, my mother would insist that they go into the rag bag.
Dad and I rode horses together until he was 86 when one of his artificial knees had to be removed to fight an infection. Thinking about our many years of riding, and all the horses he had ridden or raised, I began to brainstorm the names of all the horses with my brothers and sisters.
I created a wall hanging using the block "Hole in the Barn Door." His Tennessee Walker's head came out of the center of the block with hay hanging from his mouth. A black and white checkered border framed the block and within the white squares were forty horses' names. I hand quilted it, added the important label and presented it to Daddy on his 90th Birthday. He liked it even better than the western shirts!
It also hung next to his cowboy boots at his funeral two years later, and now provides a special memory of him for all of us.
From his pony Rex, to Montana - the horse who taught us all to ride, to Paolo Jim, his beautiful stallion that sired many colts and fillies, they are all remembered around the Hole in the Barn Door.
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Saturday, November 28, 2009
Robert J. Raymond 1913-2004
Robert Raymond, Naperville lumber seller
Article from:Chicago Sun-Times Article date:November 23, 2004Author:Dan Rozek More results for:robert raymond naperville
Robert Raymond helped fuel Naperville's growth from small town to booming suburb by selling the wood that helped build many of the homes that began springing up there in the 1950s and 1960s.
But Mr. Raymond also did his part to help preserve open land in the region, serving on the DuPage County Board for 28 years during a time when thousands of acres were set aside as forest preserves.
Mr. Raymond, who for years owned Raymond Lumber Co., died Saturday at Edward Hospital in Naperville. He was 91.
"He was a wonderful helper to a lot of people building their houses," recalled Naperville Mayor George Pradel, who knew Mr. Raymond for years. "He lent credit to people if they needed it. He helped people get started."
Born in 1913, Mr. Raymond grew up in Chicago, graduating from Leo High School. He later graduated from St. Ambrose College in Davenport, Iowa.
He moved to Naperville in 1941. After originally working as a sales representative, he started his own lumber yard.
Mr. Raymond was active with civic organizations including the Naperville Rotary Club and the Naperville United Way, which he helped start in 1951. An avid horseman, he also was a charter member of a riding group, the Naperville Saddle Club. For years, the group was a fixture -- riding at the end -- of local parades, Pradel said.
"He was a real nice person, gentle and kind," Pradel remembered. "He's an icon."
In 1997, a local street was named Raymond Drive to recognize his long-running efforts that helped ensure local streets were kept in good repair.
Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Mae; three daughters, Dolores Marusha, Marilynn Vannucci and Barbara Jansz; two sons, James and Robert Jr.; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home in Naperville. Funeral mass is noon Wednesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Naperville. Burial will follow at Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery.
Article from:Chicago Sun-Times Article date:November 23, 2004Author:Dan Rozek More results for:robert raymond naperville
Robert Raymond helped fuel Naperville's growth from small town to booming suburb by selling the wood that helped build many of the homes that began springing up there in the 1950s and 1960s.
But Mr. Raymond also did his part to help preserve open land in the region, serving on the DuPage County Board for 28 years during a time when thousands of acres were set aside as forest preserves.
Mr. Raymond, who for years owned Raymond Lumber Co., died Saturday at Edward Hospital in Naperville. He was 91.
"He was a wonderful helper to a lot of people building their houses," recalled Naperville Mayor George Pradel, who knew Mr. Raymond for years. "He lent credit to people if they needed it. He helped people get started."
Born in 1913, Mr. Raymond grew up in Chicago, graduating from Leo High School. He later graduated from St. Ambrose College in Davenport, Iowa.
He moved to Naperville in 1941. After originally working as a sales representative, he started his own lumber yard.
Mr. Raymond was active with civic organizations including the Naperville Rotary Club and the Naperville United Way, which he helped start in 1951. An avid horseman, he also was a charter member of a riding group, the Naperville Saddle Club. For years, the group was a fixture -- riding at the end -- of local parades, Pradel said.
"He was a real nice person, gentle and kind," Pradel remembered. "He's an icon."
In 1997, a local street was named Raymond Drive to recognize his long-running efforts that helped ensure local streets were kept in good repair.
Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Mae; three daughters, Dolores Marusha, Marilynn Vannucci and Barbara Jansz; two sons, James and Robert Jr.; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home in Naperville. Funeral mass is noon Wednesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Naperville. Burial will follow at Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery.
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