My cousins Ann and Jim "Benny" Benson in September of this year 2017 down in Oro Valley, Arizona enjoying a beautiful sunny southwestern day.

Ann is the daughter of my cousin Edith (Rippe) Weber and granddaughter of my aunt Winifred "Winnie" (Nathan) and uncle Maurice Rippe of New York. Benjamin "Ben" Nathan Rippe is her uncle and one of the sweetest members of the family, a true gentleman and brother to Edith. Ben was named after our great grandfather Benjamin Nathan of New York.