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Augsburg 1929: Lina Volpert with her first-born Helmut |
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with grand parents Adolf and Regina Hourand in 1944. |
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Helmut mit Schwester Helga, als sie ihn in der Flak-Stellung vor Augsburg besucht (Okt 1944?) |
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Kissing, May 1945, shortly after the end of the war |
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silver wedding anniversary of Hermann and Lina Volpert 1952 |
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Helmut sisters Angela and Waltraud |
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He gave up smoking in 1977 |
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Hiking in the mountains must be his favorite hobby (after music) |
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Wedding Helmut and Waltraud, 28 July 1957, here with parents Fritz and Gertrud Schmitt |
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Augsburg, Christmas 1958, shortly after Ulrike was born. |
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in Stockholm, 1960. I am in the arms of my grandmother Lina |
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Summer 1966: Our new house in Lindenberg, Spielermoos, is almost finished.
Architect: brother-in-law Rudi Goetz. |
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Christmas in Spielermoos. |
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From 1964 until today, Helmut has worked in the Red Cross as a volunteer paramedic and educator. He must have run hundreds of First Aid courses. |
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Something must not have gone so well . . . |
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Monastery Saeben, Pentecost 1975 |
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Helmut was choir director of the lutheran (!) Johanneskirche for more than 10 years. This picture was taken in spring 1977. One can see our host daughter Irene from Buffalo, NY. |
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Ulrike was the first to leave the house for college. September 1978. |
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Ulrike, Klaus, Maria and Elisabeth. 1979 |
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grandmother Lina, ca 1980. She would pass away in 1983. |
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What good-looking siblings: Waltraud, Manfred, Helga, Helmut, Angela |
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Summer 1985. Vati with Maria, Heewon, Mikihito Wada and wife Saki und son Ryuta |
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Ja, wenn Enkel immer Engel waeren. . . |
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in Korea, mit Heewons Familie, vor ihrer Kirche. Mai 1998. |
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Musik for Muttis 70th birthday. 1996 |
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father and daughter Elisabeth |
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Alles Gute zum 75ten Geburtstag! |
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