Plum Grove Estates Property Owners Association
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Fall Fall 2013
President’s Message Association, had remarried and lived in Plum Grove Estates. The wedding was in his backyard. The weather was beautiful and so was the bride. He was especially proud of his house and the neighborhood, but the highlight of his back yard was the little creek that flowed through it. The yard was spectacular.
What a great summer. Two things happened this summer that made me remember the very first time that I became aware of Plum Grove Estates– my daughter, Amanda, was married in September and the Mecum Classic Car Auction came to the Schaumburg Convention Center on Meacham Road, less than a mile from here in October. I know that you are thinking, what the heck is Guy talking about here–so I’ll tell you. It was the summer of 1958 and I was a little Guy then, not yet a teenager. My cousin Sal who had just graduated from college as a new engineer married his fiance Jackie who had just graduated from nursing school. Jackie’s father, Dr. Julian Mavity, who I believe was the third President of our -1-
Dr. Mavity had just taken delivery of a new car. It was yellow and white and was one of the very first full sized Ford hard top retractable convertibles. I was already a car Guy and I could not believe it–a hard top and a convertible in one car. I am not sure if he was more proud of his daughter’s wedding, the house and backyard or the car. Neighbors were continually dropping in to give their best wishes to Sal and Jackie but they all wanted to see the car’s hardtop fold into the trunk. He must have put the top down and up again at least 100 times. Of all that took place that day I remember him telling my father that he had the greatest neighbors and that this was a wonderful place to live. Who could know then, what the future would bring some 55 years later. The Mavitys are long gone now but their
beautiful home and yard remain. The grounds are still spectacular. Unfortunately, the little creek now turns into a raging river during the rainy season and the house has flooded several times. Amanda and her bridesmaids dressed for her wedding at our house and we took pictures in the backyard. The weather was beautiful and so was the bride and all of the bridesmaids. Neighbors dropped in to give their best wishes. Sal and Jackie are still married. Sal retired as one of the Directors of NASA and was one of the engineers responsible for development of the heat shielding ceramic tile technology used for our space craft re-entry into the atmosphere. Jackie retired as Continued on next page…
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