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GHung

GHung
Location
Lombard, Illinois, United States of America
Birthday
December 27
Title
Consulting Media Arts Communications
Company
Communications, Languages & Culture, Inc.
Bio
Creative spirit for a ready writer... Gardenia C. Hung has been writing prose, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction topics for the last forty-two (42) years in English, Spanish, French, and sometimes into Portuguese translation. She has written poetry for Scholastic Magazine in Spanish encouraged by her lyrical expression and descriptive style. Ms. Hung completed Elementary and Middle School in Santiago de Cuba with a diploma and certification in Spanish. Then, Gardenia C. Hung continued studies in the United States of America for Middle School, grades 6th with Miss Honeywood, 7th, and 8th at Avondale Elementary School where she graduated with High Honors in Mr. Herbert Hebel's 8th grade homeroom, in Chicago, Illinois. For Middle School English. Ms. Hung wrote original stories which received praise for writing style and authentic narrative topics, encouraged to continue studying English by Miss Kardos, her ESL teacher at Avondale Grammar School and other mentors, family, and friends. Later at Madonna High School received, Ms. Hung received a High School Diploma with High Honors for graduation in the top ten percent of the Class of 1977 with majors in English, French, Art, History, and the Humanities in Chicago, Illinois. Gardenia C. Hung was admitted at Northeastern Illinois University with Advanced Placement in English, French, and Spanish where she majored in Education, English, French, Spanish, Linguistics and minors in Music, Dance, and Physical Education to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree for the Class of 1982. At NEIU, she received a summer scholarship from Laval University in Ville de Québec, Canada to major in French Linguistics, Syntax, and Phonetics. The following year, in 1983, Ms. Hung continued graduate studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago for a Master of Arts in Communications & Theatre, which included majors in Rhetoric, Ethnography, and Theatre. Gardenia C. Hung has written publications for professional associations and community groups. In addition, Ms. Hung writes for online media CNN iReport, Triblocal, Blogger, Facebook, WordPress, Typepad, and other social media groups on the world wide web.

JANUARY 12, 2012 12:59PM

A Lilac Town Homeowner's View

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Nineteen years ago, since September 2, 1993, I moved to Lilac Town after purchasing a Lombard home from Debra Seckreki in District 5 because she could not afford to pay the homeowner's real estate tax bill of $2,800US.  My father, Mr. Roberto Hung who signed the real estate contract purchase paid cash to Debra Seckreki to move to Michigan state and closed the Lombard real estate sale with the payment of Debra Seckreki's real estate tax bill.  From our two story Lombard Historic Bungalow's windows built in 1927, I could see east and west, north and south on Westmore-Meyers Road and Washington Boulevard.  The sun is always shining on same corner, next to Mrs. Stebbens' (Ahrens) home later owned by John and Eva Carpenter who sold it to Chris and Sara Gulotta and children;  next door to the Brown Brick Two-Story Brownstone where the Italian brunette lived with the motorcycle husband who sold their home to Chuck, Robyn, Jennifer and family; across from the Shimeks' green house where John, Liz, Shawn, Bryan, Monique and Taylor lived.

Mrs. Stebbens (Ahrens) Lombard Home in District 5
Mrs. Stebben (Ahrens, deceased) Lombard home in District 5
where John and Sara Gulotta live nowadays with children.
Mr. and Mrs. Shimek's Green Lombard Home in District 5 
Mr. and Mrs. Shimek's Green Home in District 5
where John, Liz, Shaun, Bryan, Monique, and Taylor used to live on Washington Boulevard.
Italian Brunette and Motorcycle Husband's Lombard Home before Chuck, Robyn, Jennifer, and family moved into District 5 
Italian Brunette and Motorcycle Husband's Lombard Home before Chuck, Robin, Jennifer and Family moved into District 5
Lilac Town Homeowner's View on Washington Boulevard and Westmore-Meyers Road in District 5 
Lilac Town Homeowner's View on Washington Boulevard and Westmore-Meyers Road in District 5
 Even in 2012, pedestrians, drivers, and passersby can still see the signs of heinous hate crimes on the burnt lawngrass, the chopped Stark Bros. Golden Delicious Apple Tree, the missing Tea Roses, and the grazed ground at 502 S. Westmore-Meyers Road and Washington Boulevard in District 5, Lilac Town.  The Wisconsin Neighbor across the street also suffered from lawngrass burnings in front of her home, as you can see the yellow grass out front burnt.
 Wisconsin Neighbor's Home Across Washington Boulevard in District 5
Wisconsin Neighbor's Home across Washington Boulevard in District 5
ReMax Achievers Kathy Volpe For Sale Sign on Westmore-Meyers Rd. and Washington Blvd. in District 5 
A Lilac Town Homeowner's View on Westmore-Meyers Road
Jim and Sue Wolf's Children Lombard Home on Westmore-Meyers Road in District 5 
 From My Homeowner's View I could see Jim and Sue Wolf's Lombard Home directly across from my Lilac Town House on Westmore-Meyers Road in District 5
Michigan Neighbor's Lombard Home at the corner of Washington Blvd. and Westmore-Meyers Road in District 5  
From My Lilac Town Homeowner's View I could see the sun rising in the morning over the Michigan Neighbor's Lombard house on Washington Boulevard in District 5

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From My Homeowner's Two-Story Home View I could see north, south, east and west in District 5.
If Roberto Hung had taken A Good View of Lilac Town, he would have retired elsewhere...If his wife and son had not lived there for the Lilac Town Parade on Main St. And Harrison St.
We have a lilac festival of Franktown Ontario and they have a lilac festival every year. When I read your title that is all I could think about. I read each neighbours name and realized it was a place much like Franktown.:)
HUGGGGGGG
Beautiful views for sure.