Bailey Family

Bailey Family
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Stephen Francis Grande - Birth Name: Brian William Andrade
Son of Earl F. Bailey, Jr. and Norma Drisko Andrade
Adoptive Parents: Edmund F. Grande and Alberta A. Piazza
Birth Date: Aug 7, 1951 - Adoption Date: Aug 15, 1951

August 8, 2003, Friday:

My wife, Barbara Cepinko, on the plane on the way to meet my father. My wife and my two daughters, Jodina Lynn Grande and Sherica Blair Grande, flew with me from Los Angeles, California, to Boston, Massachusetts, on Friday, August 8, 2003, the day after my 52nd birthday. We then rented a car in Boston and drove up to Lewiston, Maine, that night. We arrived into Lewiston, Maine, in the wee hours of the morning on Saturday, August 9, 2003, and stayed at the Ramada Inn in Lewiston.

August 9, 2003, Saturday:

The Below photos were taken on the first day
that I ever met my birth father, Earl F. Bailey, Jr.

St. Marguerite D'Youville Pavilion in Lewiston, Maine,
the nursing home where my father currently resides.

A few photos taken in the corridor outside my father's room in the nursing home.

Left: My Dad; Right: Me & My Dad!

Bailey Hill Road, Poland, Maine - Named for the Bailey Farm on the hill.

The elementary school in Poland, Maine, that my father attended as a child.
The school is just down the street from the farm, on the corner of Everett
and Bailey Hill Roads. Frank Drisko, my mother's dad,
was the superintendant of the Poland School District, at that time.

This is the farm house where my father lived with his parents as a child.

The barn behind the farm house.

A tractor owned by the people that live on that farm today. (No Relations)

A photo of the farm field with an American Flag.

This farm stand was operated by the Baileys when they owned the farm.

A few views of the road taken while standing in front of the farm house.
The red Chevy Blazer SUV is our rented car.

This was the home of my great-grandparents. It is next door to the home of my grandparents, just down the street a little on Bailey Hill Road.

This was the home of my great-aunt, just down the road a little on Bailey Hill Road.

August 10, 2003, Sunday:

Below are the photos from the first day that my children,
Jodina & Sherica, met their grandfather, Earl Bailey:

The Bailey family history leads back to this island in Maine.

We ate lunch at Cook's Lobster House on Bailey Island.

After lunch, we drove down to the southern most tip of the island called "Land's End".

August 11, 2003, Monday:

Below is a photo from the first day I met Gladys Richards, my sister on my father's side of the family. We met at the Ramada Inn in Lewiston, Maine, which was close by my father's nursing home. Gladys first contacted me by e-mail on August 4, 2003, just one week before this photo was taken!

Me and my sister, Gladys Richards.

Mug purchased at Dudley's Restaurant In The Ramada Inn where we stayed in Lewiston, Maine. The following year we were told they no longer sell this mug.