In the month of June 2007, four of the Schiavoni/Sturm/Johnson/Maxwell clan pictured in a photo of a photo from about 15 years ago celebrated their respective milestones of graduations, a marriage and an enlistment. The photo photo was taken at Nick Schiavoni's high school granduation. In the holiday photo, he's fourth from left on cousin Bri Schiavoni's lap. At his graduation party, June 16, the valedictorian & boxing champ posed with his posse. The bluish guy at far left in the old photo, Zamilia (Zaid Maxwell & Amelia Styer) were married in Chicago on June 30. No contemporary photo of Ohio college grad, Mark Schiavoni was available. He did not have a party. He's on Angie Schiavoni's lap 5th from right. Next to Mark, on Tony Sturm's lap is Gabe Johnson. Young Gabe joined the Navy in June and left his tearful mother, Lisa Schiavoni, shortly after Nick's graduation blowout. Lisa says she cried when he left but would cry harder if Gabe is returned. Congrats, of course, to all, including everyone else who may not have had so obvious a transition as these four or who did not have the good fortune to stumble in front of my camera during their respective festivities. Those in the "Holidays in Wisconsin" photo photo not mentioned, Joe and Dan Schiavoni and Max Johnson, were huge influences on the level of revelry at each and every event they attend. As did Tony, Angie and Bri who donated their laps to their l'il cousins so long ago. Although Gabe's passage was not shared by the rest of the family in the form of a hall and a DJ, it is understood that he shared his joy in joining the Navy with the rest of north central Florida around his Gainesville home. And, although he did not have a college graduaton party, Mark was give a bash just like his brothers four years earlier.
And how about the Reverend Mary Jo Schiavoni who conducted the Zamelia wedding ceremony? After seconds of rigorous study she was ordained online just days before their Chicago wedding. And a spectacular wedding it was. My photos of both events are on my web album which are open to the public but I cannot, for the moment recall how to link it up. Prosit!
