My Tuba City Family!

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The matriarch of the family - Wee Jean Begay.

This is my my mom - the bond who holds us all together. The one constant stronghold in our family - Love you Mom!!

What can one say about Mom . . . God-fearing, God-loving . . . just about the BEST a Mom could be, a blessing to all her children - all EIGHT of them!! How she did it, only God knows. Imagine raising SIX girls, and only one bathroom! She IS the best Mom we can ever have!

Wee Jean Begay: T'a-baa-ha doo Gli-zi-lani

#1 Son - William

The two oldest of the family are boys.

My only regret is I did not grow up with these two, maybe I should be counting my blessings since I've heard horror stories of brothers. ha!

#2 sibling: Sonny - second oldest in the family:

Lena - #1 daughter

Lena Webster - oldest of the girls -  the one who about raised all the rest of us girls. Lives in Tuba City, employed by the Indian Health Service.

Helen Webster - #2 daughter

My sister turn politician:Helen is the second of the girls,

is working the Navajo parks in Northern Arizona!

Nonita (Noni) Adair - the 'RX-Doctor' of the family:

 The Begay Family 'pride and joy' - the one who reached the highest rung on the education ladder: 'RX Doc' - Noni - works at the Tuba City Indian Health Service Pharmacy.

And me, the middle child.

The middle child, the one who got all the hand-me-downs, the one ignored, the one who ... well, you know, who loves everyone! ha! You thought I was going for the 'woe is me' story, huh?
Spoiled? Politician? Hmm?
(Yes, busted me again, that IS John McCain - ALMOST- President of the United States, in his office in DC.)

Unis Benally - 3 years my junior.

A resident of Tuba City (surprise?) - doing wonders with billing for the Pharmacy.

Phyllis Begay (formerly Martha Ketchum) - the Baby of the Bunch:

Lives in Tuba City, also works with the Tuba City Hospital.

Mom with her brood (minus me and Sonny at 2001 Thanksgiving gathering):

Sorry I missed this party - left to right/top row are: Phyllis, Helen, William, Lena, Noni AND bottom row are Corrina, Mom, and Unis. Love you all!!

The whole tribe (minus mine and Sonny's):

Thanksgiving 2001 - Mom has much to be thankful for. (Good photo Unis!!)

 Mom at 80th B-day BASH in TC - July 2004!!

This was the party of the year. Here is mom relaxing and happy, with Auntie Mary Begody.