Max, Virginia, and Mario with Sonny's Sports car

This is a photograph of Mamerto "Max" Sulay (left), Mariano "Mario" Telodro Sulay (middle), and Virginia "Ginnie" Viner Sulay (right) posing together. Mario was 6 years old when this photograph was taken. In this photograph, Max is posing from the driver's seat of Mamerto "Sonny" Sulay's new sports car. Mario is leaning towards the car, with his arm over Max's shoulder, and Ginnie is standing behind Mario. Juanita Sulay Wilson remembers that Sonny bought this car after returning from his military service in the navy and that her father loved this car. The back of this photograph is captioned: "Max, Virginia, & Mario / 2 July 1967 / Watsonville / Mario 6 years old."

July 2, 1967

Juanita Sulay Wilson

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