European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Magazine to goads at a family Outing in Naples Italy Erin left Don triplets Don or Christopher and Timothy Catherine and Kathleen. Naples family of 7 with a just do it Way of life 5a5 photo by Noblit Lionato Byton Nauroth staff writer Navy chief Don goad and his Wile Kail Echave no e per Ienco raising a Chilli no one no a time  has been in the delivery Roo just Vicc bul she had five children the triplets. Don or. Christopher and Timothy arc 11 Catherine and Erin Are 31/ i live for  Kalhleen s id Wilh a chuckle during a family swim Al Carney Park a Largo military recreational area in Naples this ruling was a rarity Don was Wilh them. Even though he is nol assigned to Soa duty the maintenance Chiel spends a lot of Lime at sea. Don works Oul of Mobile technical unit sat Iho naval support area in Naples. But his work is on the 6lh Fleet ships in the Mediterranean he leaches other sailors How to fix their own equipment. I can be gone two or three Days or two or three weeks. When a ship needs help. I go. It s nol something thai can be  the goads agree that handling live children is a Burden. Handling them by two s and three s is even harder although to has its moments. Don or is always getting lost Don sad he likes to explore. We were at an amusement Park when tie got lost. All i did was grab the other iwo boys and toll searchers he looks like this " Timothy is the Slor Leller he writes stories and works on his school newspaper. Chris is the easygoing one. He s quiet patient Calherine is a Tomboy she likes to play with the triplets. We Call them the Lour boys " Kathleen said Erin was born with n gone a Eccl Hinl has sloped her menial growth. Kathleen said people sometimes mistake her for a Downs syndrome child. Bolh Don and Kalhleen talk about Enn in easy matter of of jul terms she gets no special consider Lihn that the other Lovoi Don t. She just has to be watched closer a1 Fisl her doctors thought she was deaf Kalhleen said when the family arrived Al Naples in March f 98 s one doctor did l i Hank so since there Aie no u s Lorce medical facilities m Naples which handle once Lional family members. Kathleen and Erin were flown to Iho army medical Center in Frankfurt for further consultation. Don was Al sea. Doctors there discovered the Gene a Eccl. Don and Kalhleen look Ifie news in stride there s nothing we can do to change in Don said How do to Cope Wilh if we Don l we just do  the Siho Speaks of is whatever needs to be done Wilhour Lussing or wringing hands with acceptance and a healthy Dosell humor. Back at the Pool what needed doing was keeping Erin in the priced Oil children s Pool. She frequently Darld Oul Loward the Mam Pool Kathleen darted after her. The boys help with her tremendously Kalhleen said bul they have their needs so All the attention can t go to Erin Don hears All the problems associated with just doing in late at night Over a couple of diet Pepsi s Al lha Kitchen table it s their time for sharing news and each other. When be comes Home very late Kathleen said sometimes we re up Una Dawn  with a competence lha goes with her just do in Altitude Kalhleen has Learned to do the Lough things wrestle with the housing office scoop up a hurl kid and Rush her to the Hospital discipline and direct the monday september 29, 1996 children s growth i remember the time Catherine Rode her Bike Oul the door and Sli Highl Down the Slaus " Kali loan us Shook Hei  " Kathleen likes a lol More crap Al Homo Nan i do Al  Don said to sometimes wonders How she docs i Kathleen said she i mks god gave me the triplets first to prepare me to Cope with e i in " she laughed when she recalled that her doctors said Sho d never have any children. A sense of humor has kept the family close and on an even keel Al 36, Don likes to kid 34-year-old Kalhleen that he married a younger woman to keep him Young. You know he mused to could spend a lifetime grieving about Erin then allot a sudden she d to having her Sweet 16 party. His voice trailed off they did go through phases of anger Rosenl Man and finally acceptance. Now they re just doing  and they re doing it in a family that other than the oddity of having both triplets and twins is a typical american family a very close family. Back Al the Pool. Kathleen jumped out of her lounge chair and after Erin Lor the fill time. Chris shared this chore in shills with her. Kalhleen carried the squealing Erin Back and plopped her gently into Don s Lap. Erin began 10 cry. She wanted something. But what Don gave her first one thing. Ihnn another. Nothing was satisfactory Theio was no Way for her to Tell him what would Mako her Happy he looked lost for a moment that moment held a Lender irony for a Man who makes his living repairing communications equipment he could t fix this problem. To desperation he finally peeled off his wrist Walch and handed Illo her she Ace pled to and smiled he looked up and beamed to had us done  the stars and stripes Page 13