12B—MANCHESTER HERALD, Thursday. April 18,1991 ^ _______ Family Life A Together From Page 1 -B Often her grandmother will beg ly size and, therefore, the number of together, other people say. Four generations of the PCrrett A '-'4 : for someone to go grocery shopping three-generation families, the data with her. does not take into consideration the family reside in Manchester. In 18%, Walter B. Perrett Sr., now the lianrhTBtTr V “My aunt and I will go, and when increase in single-parent families, she’s not looking we’ll put junk largely attributable to a higher proud grandfather of 14 and great food in the shopping cart,” she says, grandfather of 18, was bom in town. Newsstand: 35® - Home: 300 Manchester's Award-Winning Newspaper \ divorce rate. m adding the practical joke has And while two-parent families After a job with the Salvation Friday, April 19, 1991 f * . evolved into a regular occurrence. have responded to economic dif­ Army took him to area communities including Ansonia, Willimantic, ■» tii “When she gets in the check-out ficulties by increasing the number of ♦ ^ line, she says ’What’s all this?’” wage-earners, single parents cannot New London, and Maine, Perrett m says Gentile, adding her do that without remarrying or began working as a restaurant SI ' »>* manager in Boston. Finally, he Baker starts grandmother knows exactly what moving in with relatives. has happened. “Then she gets home Another factor causing a rebirth worked as a food distributor in Inside Today... and says, ’I’m never taking you in close extended families is Rhode Island before coming back to guys again.’” skyrocketing costs for care of the roost in Manchester in 1934. Recalling other family anecdotes, elderly. Working for Pratt & Whitney second round ■ Andover promotes non-TV Gentile related of a time last year The Tatro family of 200 Redwood Aircraft Co. Inc., he and his wife, program .............................P a g e 3. when she decided to restyle her little Drive had a very typical household Eva, had four children, Walter Jr., brother’s hair by shaving the sides until about three years ago when Jim William Albert, George Alton, and ■ Mild criticism of charter of his head. She accidentally shaved ^yr. Tatro’s aging parents moved in — or Ethel. Those children today are all too much and the result looked pret­ grandparents. p lan ................................ R a g e 3 . -V more precisely — moved into a of peace talks ty strange. When her grandmother modest apartment that was added to Still working part time, Walter Sr. saw the six-year-old boy, who was the back of the Tatro’s house. finally retired to Florida in 1984, but ■ Brochure to explain his­ i r then five, she only laughed. ‘"They had been living in a trailer only to return here again because his By BARRY SCHW EID ausipices. But the Arabs told Baker toric district.................P age 3. V Besides sentimental advantages of fmk in East Hartford, but it was get­ wife needed to be in a nursing home The Associated Press last week they want an international peace conference, and West the close family ties, Gentile ack­ ting so they couldn’t keep it up,” and his family was here for support. European foreign ministers in­ _ . ReginaldPlnto/Manch«atorHerald nowledges there are some disad­ said Candy Thtro, explaining the Perrett, whose wife has since JERUSALEM — Secretary of CAUTION: FAMILY ROOM IN USE — Here is a portion of the Geyer family once again, utiliz­ vantages to their unusual, but in­ reason that she and her husband had passed away, is still active with the Stale James A. Baker IE discussed formed him Thursday in Luxem­ N ^ s bourg that the European Community ing their family room. Mrs. Kim Geyer is with Kevin, 2, Kara, 12, and Kori, 8. Mr. Geyer was at creasingly more common, living ar­ made the offer to her in-laws. Salvation Army, also keeping him­ European and Arab ideas for struc­ should be a co-sponsor along with rangements. Since then, her father-in-law has self busy by visiting a nursing home, turing a Mideast peace conference work and unable to utilize the family room at the time of the photo. To read more about family the Soviet Union. In Brief rooms, see page 4B. “Because my grandmother’s room passed away, but Jean, her mother- cooking, and keeping house. with Israeli leaders today without is right above mine, when she goes in-law, has remained in the apart­ He has also has plenty of reaching accord on a framework, Is­ The Israeli sources, insisting on to bed at night, I have to make sure ment. children, grandchildren, and great raeli sources said. anonymity, said the issue could not U.S./Vletnam my stereo is turned down,” she says. Although Jean pays a modest grandchildren to see. In total, there Baker met for four hours with be resolved during Baker’s stop in hold MIA talks Also, she, her brother, and her 11- Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir after Jerusalem. He has left his schedule rent. Candy says her expenses are are almost 50, including spouses. BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) Home year-old sister have to keep quiet in lot less than they would be if she For Joyce Perrett, who married a 2V2-hour session with foreign open for a possible return here next general. Minister David Levy. Baker begins week after going to Jordan, Egypt, — A special U.S. envoy flew to lived in senior housing. Another Donald, the son of Walter Jr., ex­ O A n i f urttae i. ... Scott 8. Brodo/Manchestor Horald Vietnam today for talks that Battles with her sister over use of benefit is the security of living so periencing a large, extended family BACK HOME — Michael Mull, left, and his father, Edward Mull, stand outside their a lour of Arab lands on Saturday in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. From Page 6B the shower and her aunt’s bringing a Awaba, Jordan, holding his first There no immediate word from could shed light on the fate of close to others who care. has been warming. Hartford Road home. Michael, who returned from serving in Operation Desert Storm dog into the home are two other meeting with King Hussein. U.S. officials describing the meet­ about 2,280 Americans still “Being able to help her out is was met Wednesday by nearly 100 friends at the airport and a yard-full of signs. missing from the Viemam War. if we can do this, but I don’t think program.” the Elderly. “The program is the sources of frustration, says Gentile. “Coming into a family that’s Israeli sources told The As­ ings with Shamir and with Levy. we can.” easier with her living here,” Candy close with all the aunts and uncles Gen. John W. Vessey Jr. is to Perkins says, “All I have to do is only one around that does that kind But what family doesn’t have such says. sociated Press the talks here were Avi Pazner, the prime minister’s Like Perkins and Berry, make one match a year, and I’ve involved is wonderful,” she said. “It meet with Vietnam’s foreign of service. It’s something other disputes? However, Jean is quite independ­ confined to procedural issues. Most media adviser, said he “would Thompson believes that — one way paid for myself.” Actually with state seems like they’re more friends than minister, Nguyen Co Thach, in agencies don’t have the time to do.” The Gentiles’ female-dominated, ent, and most of her contact with her prominent among them was who characterize the talks as friendly, or another — the state will have to Medicaid contributions at $81.10 family. There’s hardly any fighting Mull family stands together would sponsor the negotiations that Hanoi, said U.S. Embassy Rep. Thompson, who lobbied three-generation household, an ar­ even while the subjects under dis­ son’s family is with her two-year- that I’ve seen.” spokeswoman Gloria Berbena. pay to assist the elderly. Why not do per day per recipient, Perkins, who hard for Home Share and other so­ rangement that was virtually nonex­ Israel agreed last week to hold with cussion were serious subjects.” it in a way that is humane and ac­ old grandson Phil. “The baby is a Much of the family’s activities Washington has offered to works part time, can recoup more cial service programs, says, “Be­ istent in the early part of the 20th vepr strong tie because there’s a By SCOTT B. BREDE Arab states and with Palestinians. ftzner said Baker and Shamir had tually saves money? than four years of her $7,000 aimual sides the financial benefit, it gives still center around the Salvation Israel wanted the talks held in normalize diplomatic relations if The savings come from the century, appears to represent a fu­ point of conversation between us,” Manchester Herald there is progress on the issue of salary with a match that keeps the elderly what they want. It gives ture trend. Army and its band. Washington under United Nations money that the state does not spend Candy says. “I feel a sense of heritage from Please see BAKER, page 10. the missing and on ending the someone off Medicaid for one year. them the chance to stay in their However, statistics to support that MANCHESTER — After serv­ on Medicaid funds — which many Diane Wicks, of Manchester’s And a benefit for Candy and Jim, my family, from them telling stories war in neighboring Cambodia.