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Families of Lynch, Hanell, Spires

Synopsis of the Video

Location – Chicago, Illinois for Christmas turkey dinner

  • LYNCH FAMILY: Walter Lynch Sr. (Pal) – wearing light blue shirt and brown jacket (the father of Walter Lynch, Jr); Walter Lynch Jr – filming the movie; his wife Lois (Spires) Lynch, wearing a pink dress, and later a black dress at the end of the movie; his daughter Virginia (Ginger) Lynch wearing a blue jumper with a white blouse, age 13.
  • HANELL FAMILY: Harry Hanell – wearing a white shirt and red tie; his wife Grace (Spires) Hanell, wearing a red dress; their daughter Cheryl wearing a red dress (age 2 and 1/2).
  • SPIRES FAMILY: Albert Spires – wearing glasses, white shirt and black & yellow tie; his wife Lillie (Sarber) Spires, wearing a black dress with a corsage – parents of Emerson, Lois, and Grace. Emerson – wearing a white shirt, brown and white tie with suspenders, and the wife Ruth Mary (Archer) Spires, wearing a beige dress with a corsage; their daughter Ruth Mary (Spires) Suk wearing a white top, and her husband Lennie Suk wearing a blue suit, the younger couple in the movie.
  • Eleanor Sarber (Aunt Nonie) – wearing a blue dress with white pearls, sister of Lillie (Sarber) Spires.
  • Housekeeper – black woman in a white dress helping in the kitchen.