Joseph Giovannetti 1997
 

	Elmer Whipple (left) and Joe LaFountain, Tolowa runners in the all Indian 1928 Marathon from San Francisco to Grants Pass.		My grandfather Delmar Whipple (right) with his Rolph Shipyards coach (unidentified) during the 1917 season. Whipple played semi-pro baseball for the Emeryville, California team during 1917-18.
	Tolowa women Letsy Brown Whipple and Rosie Lopez		Siletz Indian Larky Logan and his spouse Minnie Parish of Smith River.
	Ralph Lewis Baird and his bride (my maternal great-grandmother Jennie Hostler, daughter of Joe and Lucinda Hostler.		Mabel Smiley and husband James Brown.
	Tolowa relatives on a circa 1922 woods crew. Third from left (Ashford Lopez), Johnny Frank, Johnny Lopez (far right).		Tolowas Alec Billy, of Siletz, his wife, Laura Billy, my maternal great-great grandmother Sallie Smiley and husband Henry Johnson.
	Mabel Smiley and father Bob Smiley.		WWI Veteran James Brown.
	Unidentified Tolowa-Tututni relatives.		My mother Mercedes Whipple Giovannetti and family friend Wes Lancaster. Wes and my father Frank Giovannetti served aboard the USS Mahan, a destroyer. Wes and my dad were both transferred from the ship before it was hit by kamakazie planes at the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines.
	Four generations of one Tolowa family: 1951 (left-right) Delmar Whipple, Jr., Joe Giovannetti, Delmar Whipple, Sr. (1899-1957), Mercedes Whipple Giovannetti (1926-1991), Marie Giovannetti (infant) and patriarch Louis Whipple (1873-1961).		March 6, 1971 -- First place finish by Joe Giovannetti at Chico State University establishes Humboldt St.-Chico Dual meet record in the half-mile and also grabs NCAA Division II early season lead.
	My great grandmother  (Ida Bob),  (1880-1911).  Her parents were Dronth-dos (Long Hair Bob) and Cha-guth-us (Amelia).  My grandpa Delmar said his grandma Amelia used to carry him  many places in a woman's burden basket "until he was as big as a horse."