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The family expanded with the birth of three
sons—Joseph Russell, Charles Richard and Nicholas
Dean. Life centered on All Souls, their Catholic parish.
The girls attended the parish school. Charles joined the
Holy Name Society. Both Charles and Kay were active
members of the Parents’ Club where both held club
offices. Kay became the long term parish Girl Scout
Leader. She never hesitated to take her very large
troops out to her favorite state park, Rockwoods
Reservation, for day camping and cookouts. She would
spend a week making lists, going shopping and packing
supplies anticipating the pleasure of guiding the scouts
through the caverns, learning outdoor cooking and
concluding the day with the luscious taste of melt-in-
your-mouth s’mores. Kay took the Girl Scouts on other
outings. Once she took her troop to a baseball game
at Sportsmans Park. After the girls were seated she
ran to the ladies’ room. When she returned the Girl
Scouts were gone! She frantically searched the entire
stadium for her missing Girl Scouts. They were
nowhere to be found. With a heavy heart she retraced
her steps, and there they were--standing by the
restroom patiently waiting for her to come out.