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Hi yall

I am mostly a lurker on this board, but when this Granny thing started going

around, my ears started burnin!

It turns out that my great grandmother was an Aunt to Granny’s dearly

departed husband, Bordages. This (I think) makes us distant cousins.

And if you know anything about those crazy Cajuns, we are all related somehow or

another!

So I have found a long lost “Cuzin Granny†and I am sooooooo EXCITED!!

So look out Mr. Tim, I am prepared to assist my Cuz in whoopin your tail

too!!!!!!

Memere a Dit Grandma said:

“Chaque pied trouve son numero de souleirâ€

Each foot finds its shoe size,

or everyone eventually finds his place in life, his/her profession, her/his

mate.

Try until you succeed, etc. etc

Dinkins-Borkowski; Nolan(5) nocf, Phoebe(3) Ds & cf

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From: B. S. Pyle [mailto:bspyle@...]

Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 2:55 AM

Dinkins-Borkowski

Subject: RE: I think we might be related

Sure! They may get a kick out of it.

granny

I think we might be related

Hi Granny,

I just read your story and I think you are amazing! But something else caught

my eye. I see you are from the Beaumont area and most of my family is from

there. Then, I noticed your last name “Bordages†and it sounds very

familiar. My mom’s side of the family was huge and mostly Cajun, so there are

many relatives I have not ever met. I know of (not sure of the spelling) the

Bordages Nuns to whom I am distantly related. So anyway, let me give you some

info and maybe you can help me connect the dots!

My Mother’s Maiden name is Joanie Marie Leicht and I think her mother’s

maiden name was Marie Spence.

My mother’s father was Harry Leicht Jr. and his mother (my granny) was

Leicht but it used to be (again unsure of the spelling) Beaumason

My mom has an older sister Carol Leicht Erwin and twin younger siblings Becky

Leicht and Byron Leicht who recently passed.

My father is Jerry T. Dinkins Sr. and his mother was Hilda Kohler and his Father

was Albert (we knew him as Jack) Dinkins. His parents lived at 2226 Ave D from

the time my grandfather was born there until he passed back in the 1980’s. My

grandmother “NaNa†Lived there until she joined “PawPaw†sometime in

the late 90’s. I think my uncle (Monsignor) Jack still keeps the old house up

and visits every Thursday to Saturday. Unfortunately the family that was once

so close has drifted far apart.

My dad has two older brothers, Monsignor Jack Dinkins, and Dinkins.

Both my parents grew up in Beaumont and graduated from the old St. High

School. My mom graduated from Sacred Heart college in Houston.

So does it ring any bells for ya? I would love to be in touch with a long lost

relative if you could put up with me!

Dinkins-Borkowski; Nolan(5) nocf, Phoebe(3) Ds & cf

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