The Harper Family
through the years...

Mom and Dad were married in 1952 and started their family in 1953... together they had 10 children and were blessed with many grandchildren. This page has captured many of the special family memories that we have all shared through the years. The dates are as close to accurate as possible due to the fact that some of the pictures did have dates, while others did not.

1958

September
Mom, Joan, Jill, Jenny & Tom at Knott's Berry Farm

1968

May
Grandma Burke, Jill, Julie, Mom, Jane, Helen Sothan & Joan

1971

November
Mom's Birthday... Mom, David (behind mom), Mary (next to mom), Jenny (back), Pat & Julie (behind Pat)

Julie, Cathy, Jill, David & Mom

1976

February 14th
Jenny & Don's Wedding
Jenny & Mom

October
Lymon's Birthday Party Mary, Mom, Pat, Cathy, Grandpa Lymon, Aunt Matize, Uncle Pete & Dad

1977

April 23rd
Jill & Eddie's Wedding
Mom & Jill...

Mom, JILL & ED, & Dad

November
Mom holding her first granchild, Melissa (Jill & Eddie's daughter)

1978

Family Picture
(Back) Mary, Tom, Dad, Don, Eddie (front) David, Julie, Joan, Debbie holding Josh, Mom, Cathy, Jenny, Jill holding Melissa, Jane & Pat

1979

July
Mom, Jenny & Grandma Burke holding 10 1/2 week old Sarah - 4 generations of Burke/Harper/LeBel woman!!!

August
Mom, Grandma Burke & Aunt MJ

June
David at his 8th grade graduation from St. Columban with Mom

1981

July
Cathy & Mom playing around at the beach in Greece

December
Christmas
Melissa and Sarah with their Grandma

1982

April
Mom, Grandma Burke & Matt

June
Cathy at her 8th grade graduation from St. Columban with Mom

December
Christmas
Jenny, Mom & Matt

1983

September
Matt & Sarah with their Grandma

1984
Debbie and Mom holding April

May
Mom & Christopher

1985

May
Mom helping Cathy get ready for her Jr. Prom

November
In Running Springs, Melissa snuggling with her Grandma

19...(?)

Christmas
Mom, Michael, Melissa & Jill

19...(?)
Brandon hugging his Grandma

1989
(back) Jane, Joan, Jill, Jenny & Mom (front) Mary & Julie

1990

July
(back) Dad, Jenny & Mom holding Patches (front) Jill & Don in Wrightwood on a "bear watch!"

December
Mom w/ Patches, Jane & Dad

1991
Mom holding Monika, David's Daughter

March
Mom & Jenny in the LeBel's Oak Street house in Wrightwood while it was being built

December
Christmas Eve
Christopher, Grandma & Julie at the LeBel's Santa Ana house

September
Mom, Aunt Sissy and cousin Polly in Arizona

Mom & Jenny

Julie, Mom (holding Patches) & Dad at one of Brandon's baseball games

December
Christmas
Jane & Mom

Uncle John, Aunt Matize, Mom, Dad, Aunt Dorothy & Uncle Ken

1993
Aunt Sissy & Mom

May
Aunt Matize, Mom & Dad in Kentucky

July
Mom, Dad & David at Black Angus

1994
Mom at her "Turn A Blind Eye" book signing in Laguna Beach with Christopher

1995

December
Monika hugging her Grandma

(Cathy), Joan & Mom and (Don)

Dad and Mom hugging her sister, Aunt MJ