Standing in back row; Ed Hoertel, Virginia Gallian, John Gallian, Jo Cooper, Wendy Schake, Helen Hoertel, Mike Meyer, Kelly Meyer; kneeling in front row are Mary Hoertel holding Lori Hoertel, Heather Hoertel, Sheryl Schake, Wesley Mask, Nicole Meyer and Lowell Schake, l. to r. Representing all branches of the Schake family, and about half of the total family, they gathered on June 21 and 22, 1997 at the home of Lowell and Wendy Schake on North Padre Island, Corpus Christi, Texas to visit and play in the surf. Another reunion is planned in 1999.
