Married January 31, 1982 at The Grove in Glenview, Illinois, reception at the Jolly Inn Restaurant and Banquest, 6501 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL. There was a major snow storm that day. All the cars were stuck in the snow. Paul's van had to be pulled out by two tow trucks. Ali and I were 2 hours late for the reception, because we waited until all the cars had left the Grove. We had no honeymoon.
I had a miscarriage April 1, 1987 (at six weeks), June ____, 1987 (at 7 weeks), delivered a boy (at 17 weeks) on September 11, 1988. I had a girl (Victoria Abba Soodmand) (at 28 weeks) on December 4, 1994, who died December 15, 1994 of necrotizing endocolitis (NED) at Loyola NICU Medical Center, 2160 S. First Avenue, Maywood, IL. She was waked and services held on December 17, 1994 at Montclair-Lucania Funeral Home, 6901 W. Belmont, Chicago, IL and buried the same day at St. Adalbert's Catholic Cemetery (children section), Niles, IL.