Patricia Kay Art

I'm a man that wears many different hats. And I hope I'm not the local crackpot! I like old things that work, after all, I'm old and I work."

Who are I? I don't even know myself. I'm a mechanic. I have a diploma somewhere in the house. Over the years I've learned as I go, picked up on things and I put things together. I try to make something out of nothing. 

Mary Lou: I am the keeper of the Benson land.​

Fred: I'm a river of knowledge of useless information. ​

"We are best of friends who are in sync."​

I'm an artist in the moment. I don't consider myself a too-talented lady. I just goof along and enjoy myself. 

The greatest joy in my life was Dick. He was the wind beneath my sails. He defined me. He encouraged me. He gave me the self-confidence to be who I am.

I'm a county lover. I'm a sheep lover. We had about 30. I used to bring the lambs in the house to nurse. Oh, the little lambs were so cute. 

Earl: I'm an all around handyman--able to do a little bit of everything. I'm a maker of dreams to come true.​

Phyllis: I'm dedicated to teaching and education. I'm active in all phases of church and local organizations. I'm a dreamer and a talker. ​

"We are good friends and listeners, a good team, energetic and committed with goals to succeed. We still go on dates. We are young at heart."​

Jeanette: I'm the luckiest woman in the world. I have the best husband, three successful children and five wonderful grandchildren. Family is most important in my life.​

Milt: I'm a retired professional businessman with my heart at the farm.​

"We can't imagine life without each other." ​

Hume: I was born on the farm that I've lived on all my life and I've enjoyed myself--my work and my life.

Christine: I'm a farm wife, a mother of four, grandmother and great-grandmother. I've worked with my husband all my married life.​

"We are a retired pair still working together."​

I'm a friend and a confidant, like a bartender. People tell me their problems, then right after they leave, I forget about it. Keeps me out of troubles. 

I was born in Hagaman, but feel that I'm the spirit of East Galway. I knew everyone, did everything. Music is my first love. 

I'm a farm girl. It was hard work, there were no boys to do the work but I liked hard work. I just did it because there was nobody else to do it. I always did everything by myself. 

​Margaret: I'm a wife and a mother. I love the country and enjoy working in the garden. I practice the use of natural and preventative foods and medicines.

Tom: I'm a retired textile plant engineer. I'm the Galway Deputy Historian and I enjoy history immensely. ​

"We are enjoying our retirement. We sleep in, don't have to drive to work, and we have the time to truly be part of our community.​"

I'm Retta--the animal whisperer.  

Gertrude: I am me, Gertrude May. I enjoy poking around and keeping track of East Galway history. I like living alone.​

Virginia: I'm very independent and have always tried to make the best of life and to find the best in people. I do really love people.​

​​​"We are life-long best friends since we were little girls--since we were born--still are and always will be."

I'm a domestic person that lived most of my life on a farm--on the "North-side" of Route 29.

I've done so God-damn much and it's all involved people. I'm a people person and a Jack of all Trades--master of none.

I was born in this house and have lived here all my life. My daughters and grandchildren were born here, too. I live for my grandchildren. I am my home. 

He was a lumberjack and loved the woods. He was a man who wanted it his way and he'd work until it was his way. 

(Freddie died before I could ask him Who Are You?, so his daughter, Retta, gave me these words that she says he would have said)

I'm a life-long dedicated teacher. I taught at Perth for 37 years. 

I was a coach for 30 years and I loved every minute. I like kids and get along with them. In my spare time I was a craftsman of Marquetry. I liked the challenge.  

I'm glad to have been involved when I was younger in Galway activities, and when I was older to still be involved. But I also learned to say, No! 

I am happy helping people. I have always been myself.

Ann: I wanted to be married, to have children, fix up an old house, garden and be in the country. I'm living my dream.​     

Ray: I'm interested in everything. I investigate it until it comes to a finish.​

"We are an old married couple with children and grandchildren that we enjoy. We complement each other."​

I am George Quick no middle name. I run a garage. 

I've had a long, happy and interesting life. I'm a collector of things. Just look around or ask my kids. I collect anything that takes my fancy. 

 I'm your Uncle!
I imagine I've had my share of women, and I suppose I'm the black sheep of the family. Good memories though.  

I'm a visual person. I seek to see and feel the light, the beauty and goodness in all things. 

Faust: I am.

Miriam: I am a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister, a teacher.​

"We are children of God and Goddess."​

Gerri: Freedom of thought and actions are so important to me, and I want others to have the same blessing.​

Roy: I'm a southern transplant that got rooted in this Galway soil and I grew pretty well. ​

"He know who she is and she knows who he is, but together, we still haven't figured out who we are. The mystery goes on.​"

Mary: I am here like a firefly. I blink on, I blink off.​

Ken: I don't know who I am, but I enjoy the privilege of finding out.​

"Together we form a person we'd both like to know."​

I'm a person who feels that I must go through this life making a difference. I'm drawn to the young and the elderly. If I see a need, I do it. 

I'm head-strong and dependable, the thread that kept the family together. I always said: If it needs to be done. I got to do it. 

Walter: I'm just a guy who appreciates and is thankful for the blessings I've gotten in life. (I've got a whole list of them but you don't have room on your Post-It note.)​

Claire: I'm somebody who looked forward to finding peace and quiet in the country and found it. Made lots of friends and worked hard. ​

"We have enjoyed "a lot" of life together."​

Ralph: I'm a husband, artist, teacher and creative person of Italian Spanish (Basque) decent.​

Nancy: I'm a wearer of many hats. I'm trying to bloom where I grow.​

"We are a creative energy collective that often think each others thoughts."​

Dusty: I haven't found anything in this life I didn't like doing. I've tried many things and I'm still looking , still trying to find out, who I am. ​

Arlene: I'm a county girl. That's my persona ever since I was a young girl. I love flowers, trees and the woods.​

"We, together, are teachers--a way of life for us. We are adventurous. We care about this community.​"

Mary Lynn: I'm a wife, a mother, a retired public relation and foundation director. I'm involved in volunteerism. ​

Herb: I'm an artist, a retired art director and active in volunteer services and activities. ​

"We are a couple who want to leave our community better than we found it."​

I'm a retired mechanical engineer with far-reaching roots to and from Galway.