Liam James Konczak new arrival

Liam James Konczak

I WAS BORN: Oct. 25, 2011, in St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville, Ill.

MY PARENTS ARE: Gretchen and Mike Konczak of Scott Air Force Base, Ill.

MY GRANDPARENTS ARE: Loren and Carmen LeSavage of Duluth; Tracy and Jon TePoel of Maple; and Jim Konczak of Duluth.

MY GREAT-GRANDPARENTS ARE: Dick and Louise LeSavage of Apple Valley, Minn.; Geri and Norm Bourdage of Two Harbors; and the late Nancy Epps and Bernard Konczak.

MY PARENTS CHOSE THIS NAME BECAUSE: They like it. My middle name is after my grandfather.

PARENTS’ WISH OR ADVICE: Follow your dreams and know that we've always got your back.

SOMETHING SPECIAL: Daddy was in such awe that the doctors had to tell him to start taking pictures!

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