JoANN KIRCH

JOANN RAWAY first experienced Quadalajara in November 1964. "I went on a three week vacation to Las Fuentes with my sister Luella and our friend, Roselyn Mahowald." While Charlie Newbold and Bronx VA buddy Joe Cicero were discovering their newfound freedoms at George Ray's Place, the three women from Minnesota simultaneously vacationed in Las Fuentes. "Paul Patino and Larry Kegan ran the place," JoAnn recalled. That was where JoAnn initially met fellow Minnesotan Tom Kirch, along with Joe Darichuk and Senors Patino and Kegan. "We were ready to return home when we saw the living conditions at Las Fuentes--and the dining room. I can still remember the plastic plates with cigarette burns." Apparently, guys (especially those who escaped institutional living) tended to overlook such minor details. ...
...What began as a three week vacation to sunny Quadalajara turned into a seven year long-distance relationship. On September 12, 1971 JoAnn Raway - from Hastings, MN - married Tom Kirch - from Kellogg, MN. From page 162 --- JOANN KIRCH www.QuadMexico.com