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Whisker Adopters
Section 1
1. Richard J. Franke
2. Harrison Steans
3. Bill Kurtis
4. Doris Kearns Goodwin
5. Walter Knorowski
6. Michael Gross
7. Florence Pecho
8. Julia Perilli
9. Robert V. Remini
10. Paul Gignilliat
11. Bernard Shaw
12. Linda Shaw
13. Bruce Pecho
14. P.J. Robinson
15. Edward Tracy
16. Col. James Pritzker
17. Bill Obenshain
18. Penny Obenshain
19. Master Elijah Patrick Ellis
20. Dr. Carla A. Knorowski, PhD
1A. Quentin Heinken & Carolyn Blair
2A. Anna Holloway
3A. Daniel Voboril
4A. William D. Bickerstaff
5A. Connie J. Smith
6A. Connie J. Smith
7A. Connie J. Smith
8A. Ed Norris
9A. Christopher Bart
10A. Mary Ann Quinn
11A. Daryl Lynn O’Connell
12A. Jeff Jouett
13A. Jeff Jouett
14A. Jeff Jouett
15A. Jeff Jouett
16A. Jeff Jouett
17A. Jeff Jouett
18A. Jeff Jouett
19A. Jeff Jouett
20A. Jeff Jouett
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Section 2
1. Dr. Phillip Gillen
2. Ethan, Ella & Emrie Thomas
3. Beckett & Harken Clutts
4. Miles Sutton Clark
5. Phyllis L. Maynerich
6. Greta Flory
7. Peter Seger
8. James Lacy
9. Carl L. Strupeck
10. Dr. Jack Gardner
11. Debra Vanni
12. Debra Vanni
13. Merrill Kenna
14. Merrill Kenna
15. Alexander Colianni
16. Alexander Colianni
17. Alexander Colianni
18. James Allee
19. James Allee
20. James Allee
1A. Jeff Jouett
2A. Jeff Jouett
3A. Jeff Jouett
4A. Jeff Jouett
5A. Jeff Jouett
6A. Jeff Jouett
7A. Sarah Dunsmuir
8A. Rebecca Gaudet
9A. Cristiano Provenzano
10A. Robert Provenzano
11A. Janice Provenzano
12A. Kristy Daniel
13A. William B. DeYoung
14A. Kevin W. Colbert
15A. Scott Stefan Miller
16A. Amanda Baker
17A. Kathy Kruse
18A. Dr. Charles Hartseil
19A. Dr. Charles Hartseil
20A. Dr. Charles Hartseil
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Section 3
1. Steve Gerritson
2. Steve Gerritson
3. Steve Gerritson
4. Gere Unger
5. Gere Unger
6. Gere Unger
7. Eugene Jarvis
8. Eugene Jarvis
9. Eugene Jarvis
10. Dan Taylor
11. William Cordes
12. Thomas A. Spada
13. James Spada
14. Allison Stanescu
15. Mikel Slaughter
16. Robert Reid
17. Robert Reid
18. Brian Federico
19. David Waldschmidt
20. Bern LaRocco
1A. Georgia James
2A. Evelyn James
4A. Grant Holcomb
5A. Dylan Holcomb
6A. Greg Holcomb
7A. Devon Holcomb
8A. Maryn Holcomb
9A. Chris Garland
10A. The Honorable Robert F. Henderson Jr.
11A. Roger Smeltekop
12A. Jeremy A. Cox
13A. Chandler M. Cox
14A. Carter R. Cox
15A. In Memory of Robert Bremer
16A. Sharon E. Hahn
17A. Lisa M. Jay
18A. Rhonda Jay
19A. Oscar Brown
20A. Marcia Jean Shaw<
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Section 4
1. Mr. Kim Boltz
2. Kathleen Propst
3. Christopher Boltz
4. Amanda Scordellis
5. John Fleischli
6. Elmer Fred
7. William Johns
8. Joseph Greca
9. Tobin Greca
10. Daniel Hallstrom
11. Daniel Hallstrom
12. Daniel Hallstrom
13. Eric Pierre
14. John Pierre
15. Mark Hetzel
16. Julie Wight
17. Benjamin Philpot
18. Larry Suffredin
19. Tom Suffredin
20. Gloria Callaci
1A. Brenda Shaw
2A. Madalene Triolo
3A. Drew Triolo
4A. Robert Dannaker
5A. Andrew Shevlin
6A. Micayla Shevlin
7A. Richard Lowrie
8A. Richard L. Houser
9A. Megan Fernandez
10A. Scott Wilson
11A. Maya Hownry
12A. Claire B. Robison
13A. Jacqui Starrak
14A. Marsha Roberts
15A. Marsha Roberts
16A. Marsha Roberts
17A. Audrey Grace Haugens
18A. Audrey Grace Haugens
19A. Audrey Grace Haugens
20A. Barak Hernandez- Pellerito
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Section 5
1. Sean Swibes
2. Wes Beck
3. Rodney Parker
4. Rodney Parker
5. Paul Yovovich
6. Paul Yovovich
7. Paul Yovovich
8. Gerry Hamill
9. William H. Bothel
10. Orville A. Keirs
11. Nan Reep
12. Kate Sullivan
13. Amy Jackson
14. Betsy Londrigan
15. Rene Brethorst
16. Sharon Petrilli
17. Ian Hunt
18. Phyllis Maynerich
19. Katie Grant
20. Dorothy A. Jones
1A. Brian Touhy
2A. Colin O’Rourke
3A. Elijah M. Beeler
4A. Jennifer Adcock
5A. Willard Bunn
6A. William Belcher
7A. Robert T.E. Lansing
8A. Lexi and Talin Egle
9A. Margaret Sewell
10A. Amy Hinderer
11A. Sarah and Anna Scanlan
12A. Annalise Rose Glosemeyer
13A. Jordan Garcia
14A. Lincoln August Rothe
15A. Jonathan Friday
16A. Barbara Foster
17A. Mia Vecchiolla
18A. Carl W. Anderson
19A. Tyler Beaumont
20A. Allison Beaumont
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Section 6
1. Spencer Cochran
2. Spencer Cochran
3. Spencer Cochran
4. Daniel Benedetti
5. Daniel Benedetti
6. Daniel Benedetti
7. Craig Kent
8. Craig Kent
9. Craig Kent
10. WGN Morning Team
11. Stewart Hill
12. Kevin B. Callis
13. Kevin B. Callis
14. Kevin B. Callis
15. Jeffrey Stephen Bennett
16. Mark Allan Bennett
17. William Edward Bennett
18. Rylee Lolita Bennett
19. Judith Anderson
20. Barry Pecho
1A. Cassandra Beaumont
2A. James Beaumont
3A. Helen Noelle Beaumont
4A. Emma Maeve Beaumont
5A. Benjamin Aron
6A. Robert W. Angeles
7A. Sean M. Smoot
8A. Michael Smoot
9A. William Heisel
10A. Brandon Zingle
11A. Cristi Maier
12A. Michael Kienzler
13A. First Steps Home Daycare
14A. Erin Gaynor
15A. Mr. Armistead O’Neal
16A. Lilian Margaret Kolasa
17A. Thomas Daniels
18A. Kathleen Kern-Wells
19A. Michael Brewer
20A. Mike Baughman
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Section 7
1. Heather Pecho
2. Mary Elizabeth Pecho
3. Mary Knorowski
4. David Knorowski
5. Andrew Knorowski
6. Tyler Knorowski
7. Janice Meintzer
8. Marc Perilli
9. Nello Mastrantonio
10. Jason Hospelhorn
11. Adam Hospelhorn
12. Donald S. Schultz
13. Reyton F. Wojnowski
14. Brian Craig
15. Ann M. Kilian
16. John Kilian
17. Mike Kilian
18. William W. Baumgartner
19. John C. Drennan
20. Linda Rzeszutko
1A. Charles A. Baker
2A. Lisa Honaker Odom
3A. Karen Maris
4A. Art Hackney
5A. April Hackney
6A. Justice Jeff Brown
7A. Sheryl Berg
8A. Justice Ken Wise Republican Party of Texas
9A. David James
10A. Marc DelSignore
11A. Susan Lilly
12A. Mary Tipps
13A. Drew Lawson
14A. Karen Johnson
15A. Karl Rove
16A. Suzanne Feather
17A. Leo Vasquez
18A. Jan van Lohuizen
19A. Rob Jesmer
20A. Dick Trabulsi
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Section 8
1. Everette A. Stoutner
2. Joan R. Lea
3. Mark Shanberg
4. Tyler Shanberg
5. Joshua Shanberg
6. Paul A. Terry
7. George J. Morin
8. CNN
9. Emma G. Westbrook
10. Brian Branaghan
11. Michael P. Burke
12. John Toepfer
13. John Toepfer
14. John Toepfer
15. Jennifer Macari
16. Edward “Tim” Siebert
17. Edward “Tim” Siebert
18. Edward “Tim” Siebert
19. David C. Williams
20. Lucille I. Williams
1A. David Weeks
2A. Suzanne Hoffman Erickson
3A. Beth Jafari
4A. John Nau
5A. Kerry Cammack
6A. Justice Harriet O’Neill
7A. Chris Perkins
8A. Dick Weekley
9A. Brent Barksdale
10A. Wayne Faircloth
11A. Cheryl Faircloth
12A. Tony Delgado
13A. Ted Prill
14A. Tom Josefiak
15A. Sean Cairncross
16A. Todd Olsen
17A. Jeff Bernard
18A. Bob Thomas
19A. Greg Strimple
20A. Olsen + Company
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Section 9
1. Jessica L. Williams
2. David Newman
3. Richard Newman
4. William F. Bologna
5. Benjamin C. Bologna
6. William J. Bologna
7. Judith Rice
8. Elizabeth Moore
9. Andrean Bertok
10. Luis Morales
11. Ben Herman
12. Robert C. Campbell
13. Robert C. Campbell
14. Robert C. Campbell
15. Alan Kirkpatrick
16. Alan Kirkpatrick
17. Alan Kirkpatrick
18. Dr. Curtis Cross
19. Dr. Curtis Cross
20. Dr. Curtis Cross
1A. Emma Claire Young and Addison Moorea Young
2A. Dennis Ahlberg
3A. Walter C. Stormont
4A. Ryan Fraedrich
5A. Richard Carwardine Lewis Lehramn James Basker Gilder Lehrman Institute
6A. Richard Carwardine Lewis Lehramn James Basker Gilder Lehrman Institute
7A. Richard Carwardine Lewis Lehramn James Basker Gilder Lehrman Institute
8A. Matthew Pinsker
9A. Lance Warren Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
10A. Martin Johnson
11A. Henry R. Schroeder
12A. Maxwell J. Schroeder
13A. Chase P. Anderson
14A. Loren J. Anderson
15A. Jerry and Mary Foster
16A. Arlene Schmidt
17A. Douglas C. Klein
18A. Harold Bauer
19A. Aaron Shapiro
20A. David A. Panak Jr.
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Section 10
1. Tony Scheitinger
2. Wolf Scheitinger
3. Alex Scheitinger
4. Jerry DeLaittre
5. Jerry DeLaittre
6. Jerry DeLaittre
7. William G. Odette, MD
8. Gregory A. Love, MD
9. Steve Stricker
10. John Penn
11. Thomas J. Hutchison
12. Joel Snyder
13. Raymond Pingle
14. Kenneth Hershenson
15. Harry Michael White
16. Thomas Strand
17. Steven Shoiock
18. Blake Neely
19. Joseph P. Mock, MD
20. D. Patrick Gilles
1A. Taryn C. Ramirez
2A. Taryn C. Cleaves
3A. David Rodriguez
4A. Mikaila Nevels
5A. John Fredrick Swibes
6A. 1st Grade Mrs. Campbell’s Class – District 50 Grade School
7A. Caitlyn Korzen
8A. Margaret Dickinson
9A. Rebecca J. Moran
10A. Benjamin Fish
11A. Noah Fish
12A. Ezekiel Fish
13A. Stacey Ann Paterson
14A. Xane Conner Minghelli
15A. Madison Jean Daggett
16A. Cotton John Daggett
17A. Laurie Bollman- Little
18A. Amelia, Gabriel & Adrian Mickelson
19A. Jacob, Joshua & Leah Shutic
20A. Derek & Gavin Mickelson
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Section 11
1. Mano D. Summers
2. Richard J. Summers
3. Chester Peterson
4. Milan M. Knight
5. Andrew Shortell
6. James McGinty
7. Michael Elvin Kincaid
8. Brittany Pritchard Wannell
9. Jack Pearson
10. Robert M. Damon
11. Cecil E. Glovier
12. Kristen Braun
13. John C. Jeffords, Jr.
14. Karen dePeso
15. Benjamin L. Cameron
16. Dad Kesler
17. Randy Fisher
18. Ray Brooks
19. Richard Gotham
20. Richard G. Gumm
1A. Kayla P. Smith
2A. William McVay
3A. Evan Sarver
4A. Chris F.
5A. Shandra Kay Ransom
6A. Mitchell Pasiewicz
7A. Jenny Pasiewicz
8A. Kady Frederick
9A. Jessica Pieczonka
10A. Ryan Wieber
11A. Elizabeth Ferry
12A. Elizabeth Ferry
13A. Elizabeth Ferry
14A. Rev. William Oricks III
15A. Rosie Hinkle
16A. Rosie Hinkle
17A. Braden Kerin
18A. Ronald P. Marshall
19A. Ladonna Marshall
20A. David Kellogg
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Section 12
1. Alan Read
2. Paul Thomas Butzberger
3. Thomas Rudolph Butzberger
4. Joseph Hafertepe
5. Kimberly Hall Long
6. Glen “Pops” Moyle
7. Andrew Clark Schmidt
8. Richard Lee Shover
9. Richard Larsen
10. Richard Larsen
11. Brady Cloud
12. Brady Cloud
13. Brady Cloud
14. Paul Moscato
15. Paul Moscato
16. Russell Edward Smith
17. Mr. Cleophas C.H. Robinson
18. Marcus Smith
19. John Nelson
20. Lawrence Kurlandsky, M.D.
1A. Alvin Jones
2A. Andrew Rehbein
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Section 13
1. Ben Quaintance
2. Kenneth Davenport
3. Don Johnson
4. Christine Prusank
5. Jacob Sauer
6. Ian Brater
7. Nick Pisciottano
8. Nick Pisciottano
9. Nick Pisciottano
10. Mr. Carl Black
11. Thomas M. Hamilton
12. Robert K. Myers
13. Anna M. Haneke
14. Anna M. Haneke
15. Anna M. Haneke
16. Anna M. Haneke
17. Anna M. Haneke
18. Anna M. Haneke
19. Gerry Lincoln Hansen
20. William R. Fielding
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Section 14
1. Gary Slover
2. Gary Slover
3. Gary Slover
4. Ian Hunt
5. Cloyd Hunt
6. Russ Humphreys
7. Sal Lombardi
8. William McAllister
9. Sherry Lindley
10. Kevin Catalano
11. Carl Paroby
12. Paul Andruczk
13. Richard Fasano
14. Louis Lendman
15. Steve Krizman
16. Steve Krizman
17. Steve Krizman
18. Bill Chiasson
19. Suzanne Malveaux
20. Amy Chillag
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Section 15
1. Lawrence Michael Biggs
2. Ken Robinson, II
3. Charles Boutcher
4. Caroline Wilcox
5. Katherine Wilcox
6. Ed Schoenbaum
7. Elizabeth Grant
8. Angie Rose Grant
9. Sean Briones
10. In memory of Vincent Tischauser
11. W. Stephen Venable, Jr.
12. Richard D. Allen
13. John Mishevski
14. Ryan Boczar
15. Keith Gibbs
16. Allan Haas
17. Philip Prespare
18. David DiGeronimo
19. William David Smith Jr.
20. Wayne Jones
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Section 16
1. William E. Bartelt
2. Mathew Eggers
3. Mathew Eggers
4. Mathew Eggers
5. Francie Staggs
6. Francie Staggs
7. Francie Staggs
8. Matthew Connelly
9. Frank Cincione
10. Marshall Medley
11. Dr. Larry Anderson
12. Alfred P Mambrino
13. Lauren Smylie
14. Sylvester J. Ferrari
15. Douglas H. Parker
16. John Barron
17. Charles Ruel Billman
18. Sophia Marie Tally
19. Noell Everhart
20. Michael Matheson
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Section 17
1. Abigail Raichart
2. Georgia Fischer
3. Georgia Fischer
4. Georgia Fischer
5. Kenneth F. Teglia
6. John F. Wells
7. David Sanderson
8. Terry Wiseman
9. Scott Miller
10. Robert A. Burstedt
11. Neil Turner
12. Chris Ybarra and Joe Ybarra
13. Chris Ybarra and Joe Ybarra
14. Rose Clyne
15. Seth Clyne
16. Sadie Clyne
17. Shawn Khorrami
18. The Keller Family
19. Asher Joe-Dan Sellers
20. Stanley DeMoulin
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Section 18
1. Gabrielle DeMoulin
2. Jo Gehlbach
3. Nancy Conlon
4. Steve Conlon
5. Thomas A. Jaconetty
6. Nicole A. Jaconetty
7. Judith E. Hamill
8. Buster Black
9. Marilyn Miller
10. Carolyn Carroll
11. Carolyn Carroll
12. Carolyn Carroll
13. Allen Kaufman
14. Patricia Kaufman
15. Ryan & Jared Kaufman
16. T. Tolbert Chisum
17. T. Tolbert Chisum
18. T. Tolbert Chisum
19. William Tucker
20. Randall Chamberlain
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Section 19
1. Linda Medo
2. Jeanne Carava
3. Harvey Rieck
4. David Phillipo
5. Ronald Stockton
6. Edward Stockton
7. Gregory Stockton
8. Larry and Connie Wachtveitl
9. Renee Schiemann
10. Matt Broche
11. Jay Spurgeon
12. Bernadette M. Greski
13. Bernadette M. Greski
14. Bernadette M. Greski
15. Nate Tucker
16. Zachary Holmer
17. Thomas Sawyer
18. Noah Douglas Shinn
19. Denise Seomin
20. John and Lisa
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Section 20
1. Curt & Lisa Schum
2. Emily Schum
3. Joshua Schum & Mary Brinkoetter
4. C.D. Abarbanell
5. C.D. Abarbanell
6. C.D. Abarbanell
7. Karla Krueger
8. Alan D. Black
9. Alan D. Black
10. Alan D. Black
11. Teresa Fern
12. Teresa Horstman
13. Teresa Horstman
14. Ann Zigrand
15. National Storytellers League
16. Garden State Storytellers League
17. Rick Pantoga
18. Jack D. Crickard
19. Grace S. Crickard
20. George E. Crickard IV
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