John Lester Gaffney II, NY

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Kristin Roca

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02/06/2013

John Lester Gaffney II, NY

My grandfather John Lester Gaffney II Mastic Beach NY: This is my grandfather John. He driving his sister in law Johanna "Tootsie" Gaffney's car. This empty field eventually became the site of Tootsie's home. My grandfather's brother Jimmy and wife Tootsie bought the property first. Jimmy never got to see the home built as he died in 1959 before construction began.
People in photo include: John Lester Gaffney, Ii

Date & Place: circa 1948 in Mastic Beach, Suffolk County, New York 11951, United States

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