The Geechee Courier
June 2022
The Wedding of Leslie Carmel Breibart
And
James Joseph McAvoy
On a warm California evening, Leslie and Jim were married at the Del Valle Winery in Livermore, home of the secretive Lawrence Livermore Lab and The Centennial Light, the world's longest lasting light bulb, burning since 1901.
The brief ceremony on May 21 was officiated by Blythe Hanley, Leslie's friend from their days at the Academy of Art in San Francisco.
In his remarks during the ceremony, Jim quoted the immortal words of Lou Gehrig."...Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth."
Leslie is the daughter of Jack and the late Paula Breibart and the late Linda Braum, her biological mother. Jim is the son of the late Aileen and Harold McAvoy, of Fresno, Ca.
Leslie, without attendants, was excorted down the grass aisle by Jack.
In attendance were Jim's two daughters, Camille and Rose, from a previous marriage and his siblings, Anne, John and Joan. Leslie's brother, Craig, his wife, Laurie, and two sons, Jacob and Kyle, were also in attendance along with Leslie's cousins: Mark from Boston, Becka from Missoula, Barry from Charleston and Leah from Santa Monica.
Leslie is employed in the architectural divison of the global company, Integrated Project Services Design Build and Jim by Central Concrete of South San Francisco.
The couple is residing at Jim's long-time
home in San Leandro, Ca. with dog Jackson and cats Caroline (male
and Nina and Simone (female)
Jack and Leslie. Jim stomps the wine glass in
the traditional end to the ceremony as Blythe looks on. (Photo
by Becka)
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FOR MORE PHOTOS
by Lisa Duncan
THE WEDDINGS INSIDE:
Laurie,Craig;
Alana,
Marc; Joanne,David;
Jennifer,Alan;
Stephen,Jodi;Kenneth,Sharon;
Jonathan,
Rachel;Adam,Carly;
Emily,Mark;Jamie,Danny,Becka,Stephan
INSIDE
The Family Tree
Exerpts from
an interview with Itchy by the Jewish Heritage Collection,
College of Charleston Library in 1997
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Stanley's
Eulogy
for Itchy
Eulogies
for Solly
George's
Obituary and Barry's Eulogy
Bertha's
Obituary and Barry's Eulogy
Mickey's
90th
Solly
Remembers Meeting St.
The Card
Party
Laura's
Bat Mitzvah
When
Papa Was an
Air Raid Warden
From Poland to Augusta, From Russia to Charleston
Remembering
Storms
(Plus Delivering Groceries)
New Year's Eve -- Together at Last
The Newspaper Files
Exploring the archives of the News and Courier from
1917 for family news.
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Sara and Solly and Mickey (Courtesy of Carol and Stanley)
What Carol Liked About 753 Meeting St.
All the candy, potato chips and Pepsi - and the
loose cigarettes that cost three cents a piece. "Mixing drinks" in the back
yard with Stanley and Richard- jumping over the stairs to the landing over
and over again. Spending New Year's Eve with Granny, watching soap operas
with her and her teaching me how to knit. Sitting in the window of the liquor
store - and going outside to kick my brand new boots off my feet up in the
air. Uncle George calling me LuLu (which is now my cat's name). Richard getting
drunk at Seder and throwing up. And of course being the only girl. Oh, and
Papa saying that Leslie was "frisky".
Sara at 96
Sara celebrated her 96th birthday on July 15 at Magnolia's
restaurant in Charleston. With her were her daughter, Carol, left, and granddaughters
Emma, center, and Becka, right.