UMass Amherst: The Magazine for Alumni and Friends

Spring 2008

FEATURES
Portrait of a UMass Amherst Family
 
photo by Ben Barnhart
We sympathize with the postal worker who services Comins Road in Hadley. The country lane is home to numerous Kokoskis (and their respective mailboxes), both the Mapleline Farm clan and their cousins, some who farm potatoes on adjoining land. It was a rewarding challenge piecing together their family tree and figuring out the numerous UMass Amherst connections. We proudly present the Kokoskis of Hadley and thank them for sharing their inspiring family history with us. kososkis

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1 Tami and Cathryn Kokoski, wife and daughter of Paul ’91 9. Elaine Kokoski, wife of John ’69 17. Laura Kokoski,
wife of Leonard
2. John Kokoski ’69,
owner of Mapleline Farm, cousin of Stanley ’71
10. Jennifer (Kokoski) Zina, daughter of John and Elaine 18. Genevieve Kokoski, mother of John,
Leonard, Mary Anne, and Stephen
3. Stanley Kokoski ’71, owner of the potato farm, cousin of John ’69 11. Carol (Kokoski) Blajda, sister of Stanley, and UMass Amherst
employee, in the Procurement Office
19. Pauline Kokoski,
mother of Stanley, Paula, Susan, and Carol
4. Paulo ’00G and Jack Zina, John’s son-in-law and grandson 12. Mary Anne (Kokoski) Ziomek ’84, sister of John Not pictured: Kristina Kokoski ’03, daughter of Stanley and Beverly, and Susan Kokoski, a UMass Amherst employee in the Provost’s Office. As well, Mapleline Farm manager Richard West and his wife, Kristin, celebrated the graduation of their daughter, Jillian ’07, this past May.
5. Molly and Kaci Kokoski, Paul and Tami’s daughters 13. Paul Kokoski ’91, son of John and Elaine
6. Beverly Kokoski,
Stanley’s wife, and UMass Amherst employee in the Food Sciences Department
14. Jessica (Kokoski) Dizek ’07G, daughter of John ’69 and Elaine, and assistant director of development for UMass Outreach
7. Heather Blajda ’05,
Carol (Kokoski) Blajda’s daughter
15. Chad Dizek ’01, Jessica’s husband
8. Paula (Kokoski)
Mieczkowski ’90,sister of Stanley
16. Leonard Kokoski ’72, brother of John, and UMass Amherst employee, in Campus Distribution Services

 


 

 

The Value of Family
 
Keep On Keepin' On
 
The Power of One
 
Resilience Matters
 
Finding Balance
 
The Mommy Tax
 
A UMass Amherst Family Portrait
 
Getting Smarter about Growing Older
 
Marrying Research and Policy
 
Hope for Holyoke
 
Confessions of a Backyard Blogger
 
Hungry Hill
 
Brothers D’Angelo
 
The Evolution of the Family
 
All the Boys and Girls Now
 
Babes in TV Land
 
Rule #98: Turn It Off
 
The United Colors of Family
 
How Do You Raise Caring Children?
 
How Did the Human Family Emerge?
 
 

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