19th century singer and actress Jenny Lind gave Northampton its nickname, Paradise City, when she was in Northampton to perform, calling it The Paradise of America
CHILDS PARK
August 1994 – August 1995
Brick cottage
43 Woodlawn
Jackson Street kindergarten
Mr. Snape drove the bus
“Got your backpack?” 
RED JEEP 360
Carol’s Jeep 1994
Ben liked it even then
Liked it more when he got to drive it in 2005
Parked it on Woodlawn
Across from Northampton High School
FLORENCE
A Village of Northampton
August 1995 – July 2016
Spring
2011
Mama Bear and her Cubs
In our backyard
Dr. Husband caught them perfectly
They visited many years in early May
Fall
Summer
Winter
Last Christmas 2015
TRIP TO GRAND CANYON
2002
Ben’s 13th birthday
He wasn’t happy with cabin living
AND ZION NATIONAL PARK
AND LAS VEGAS
Preferred the Bellagio pool
Came back home
To a finished porch
GARY’S 50
1998
Ben Carol Betsey&Ellis Nancy Robert&Rosemary&Matthew
Carole Cathy&Dennis Joey Deb&Craig&Jamison Cindy&Bob&Ray
Vera&Don Peter&Anne Mike&Kim Denise&Pat John&Ann
Peng Yew catering
Yum
NORTHAMPTON CLAN TO IRELAND
1997
Clifden Galway wedding
Connemara golfing
Bus tour around the West of Ireland
100 wedding guests from NoHo
BEN’S ELEMENTARY YEARS
Lots of backyard birthday parties
Families neighbors friends
Phyllis Ryan from Leeds school
Leeds leads the way
His school “moms”
Vice Principal Kathy Tudryn
Principal Dr. Gail Furman
Ben became Mayor of Leeds
Star performer
ABN AMRO Boston
Ridiculous Commute
Kept in touch with senior management from ABN AMRO after moving to Northampton. Sint Niklaus Day 1995 Lex called and asked me to head up the New England group. I told him Northampton was 100 miles from Boston. But. He made an offer I couldn’t refuse. Senior Vice President & Managing Director with great compensation package and corner office on the 39th Floor of One Post Office Square overlooking The Harbor.
Didn’t drive on highways, so took the back roads to Springfield at 5:30 am to catch the Peter Pan Bus or a car service where Johnny from Exeter was my regular driver. Either way, 200 miles every day.
Within three years restructured the marketing group and turned around a struggling office from 3% to 10% ROE. Then, they promoted me to regional Managing Director. The commute to Manhattan was really ridiculous. But. Did it. For a bit.
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