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Ray Palczynski, his mom, and the prepare (in foreground), from Ray’s childhood.







Lou Belby of Rock Island, with his grandsons Charlie Belby, 2, and Tristan Belby, 4, of Rock Island, view the Charles Wiman’s 1933 Lionel practice established on display at the Deere Wiman house for the duration of the 19th Century Xmas at Butterworth Middle and Deere-Wiman Household Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018.
When Ray Palczynski of Bettendorf study our Dec. 13 stories about toys and our request for memories of childhood favorites, he understood quickly what toy intended the most to him: a Lionel coach.
His mothers and fathers acquired it shortly immediately after he was born 60 several years back, and it circled less than spouse and children Christmas trees in the course of his childhood and people of his 7 brothers and sisters.
When Palczynski grew up and moved away, he misplaced contact with the prepare.
But when his oldest son, Nick, was born in 1986 as the family’s initial grandchild, the train made its way to the Palczynski house in Bettendorf the place it has been managing in the course of Christmas time ever considering that.
And now for the duration of this past Xmas, which integrated visits from youngsters and grandchildren, Palczynski recognized it was time to go on the custom.
“I termed absolutely everyone with each other and announced that right after close to 40 a long time in the Quad-Metropolitan areas, the prepare was going to shift to a new household,” he wrote in an electronic mail. “Due to the fact we have 3 youngsters, I requested that the oldest, (Nick) who is heading to be the keeper of the set for now, to share it with his siblings (Ben and Sara) and their children as they arrive and get more mature.
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