Chapter 10 – Family, Chosen Family & Showing Up

UncleB

August 3, 2026

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Brother Mike, Stephen and Greg (left to right) at their mom’s house in Moreno Valley, CA.

Greg (left), Stephen (right) and their mom Elizabeth when the boys were young kids, before I met them as young teenagers.

Stephen and Gregory (left to right) as young boys growing up, before I knew them.

Stephen and Greg during their ‘black hair’ period standing in their mom’s white kitchen, the same one that I repainted years later, ‘just because’.

Gregory, their dad Dale and Stephen (left to right) on vacation in Wisconsin visiting relatives. They took a trip to Lambeau Field for a Packers tour.

Greg standing on Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers

Greg’s Little League baseball card. He played catcher on the Rockies. Stephen played first base. Their dad also was one of the coaches along with their friend Nate W. whose father was the other coach/mamager.

Middle school age Gregory.

Greg and Stephen’s mom (left) and sister Natalie (right) while all of us were in Big Bear, CA. looking at properties to rent when we all were thinking about possibly moving to the mountains.

The boys at their mom’s at Christmas.

Stephen (around 2012) at my 2 bedroom townhome in Orange. This was Greg’s ‘garage home’ for his 240SX projects and the last place I lived prior to going to Qatar as a consultant for 18 months.

Sister Natalie with brothers Stephen and Gregory.

A group of us would go to to baseball games at Angel Stadium many times over the years. Different people, different times.

Greg (closest) and his friend Jon (middle) and me (sunglasses) went this time. Stephen and Greg’s friend Nathan were also there (not pictured).

One of my ‘vegetable bros‘ little Steven, one of the kids and cousins who lived with their two moms (sisters) at the back of my fourplex.

His older cousin Roger, by a couple of grades, would come along with the older kids within Stephen and Greg’s group of neighborhood skater kids on occasion. Especially if we went to a baseball game, play miniature golf or go-cart driving. I would ask them to come along too sometimes.

7-11 Undercover police officers. LOL. The older ‘veteran’ Me (below left) and the younger officer Stephen (below right). The story is a classic!

The story was credible from every person’s perspective, looking through their eyes.

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