Jack Bethke and Irene Gomez-Bethke (second row) with their children, 1970s. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

The early years of the Bethke Gomez family, 1960s. Pictured are (seated on the couch, left to right), Mary, Julia, Jack, Irene, and Patty. On the floor are (left to right), Anita, Jack, and Jesse. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

Newlyweds Jack Bethke and Irene Gomez-Bethke, 1950s. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

Irene Marie Gomez (right) with a friend during high school, 1950s. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

Irene Marie Gomez in high school, 1950s. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

Irene Marie Gomez (first row, center) with extended family, 1940s. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

Irene Gomez-Bethke, ca. 1990s. Used with the permission of Jesse Bethke Gomez.

Photograph by Clara NiiSka published in the Ojibwe News (page 5) on August 16, 2002. Original caption: “Pediatrician Dr. Lydia Caros and family practitioner Dr. Lori Banazak, two of the physicians starting the Native American Community Clinic at 1213 E. Franklin Avenue in the Phillips neighborhood in south Minneapolis, stand in front of their clinic-in-progress with founding members of the board of directors of the Indian Health Board Vince Hill and Pat Bellanger.” Bellanger stands at the far right.

Pat Bellanger, ca. 1977. Photograph by Dick Bancroft; used with the permission of the estate of Dick Bancroft.