Friday was spent visiting small street shops, which unfortunately sell much imports.  Since Lithuania gained it’s freedon in 1993, it has had a very difficult time with economy and industry.  The towns near the Baltic Sea, Palango & Sventoji are now resort towns and that is a summer only income for many people. 

While shopping in Palanga we came back to a very strange site at our rental car.  Guess who got busted.   (Carrie I will send those two pics seperately and you can delete this statement.

Late afternoon we headed back to the yellow house in Sujento.  A very kind lady opened the door, and when Michael introduced himself as Mindaugus Vencauskas, she showed both surprise and joy.  she had married, Romas a year before and had known Michaels father like family.  Roma said Standley had been taken to a prison by the Russions and upon his release  had moved back to the family house.  He was required to have more people living in the house so he invited his aunt who was caring for Romas as a two year old.  Romas describes Michaels father as a strict, kind and honorableand humorous man and he loved Stanley like a father.  Romas took us to the ccemetary where Stanley was buried after succuming to prostrate cancer and had died in Ramos arms.   Romas and his wife have cared for the beautiful gravesite since Stanley’s death.  While the Russians occupied Lithuania, there were severe consequenses if it was discovered one had relatives in the U.S.  This has brought peace to our hearts as we know that while Stanley longed  to reunite with his family, he was not alone as there were others that loved and cared for him.