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Rowan John



Kari and Justin have chosen the name
Rowan John
for their beautiful new son born at the Birth Center of Buffalo Hospital.


Weight:  8 pounds and 10 ounces
Length:  19 1/2 inches
Time:      7:18 pm
Date:       Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Delivered by: Thomas Minke, M.D.
Baby's doctor: Glen Pfister, M.D.
Origin of the name Rowan...
English - "Tree with red berries".
September 22, 2009 - a day to remember
The Weather
The sun rose over Buffalo at 7:00 am and set at 7:10 pm
Buffalo high: 72° F
Buffalo low: 59° F
The nation's weather extremes were 118° recorded at Death Valley, California and 30° at Eagle, Alaska
In the financial world
The Dow Jones closed at 9829.87
Minnesota's Minimum Wage was $6.15
. . . and the prices of some big and little ticket items were
Loaf of Bread:$ 2.49
Gallon of Milk: $ 3.85
First Class Stamp: $0.44
Average New Home: $211,000.00
New Car: $21,750.00
Populations:
Buffalo: 12,500
U.S. Population: 308,092,810
In the world of entertainment this week
Rowan John shares his birthday with these other interesting people
1791 - Michael Faraday - English scientist whose work changed the world. He discovered the principle of the electric motor and built the first electric dynamo.
1896 - Sir Henry Segrave - Early automobile and motorboat racer who became the first human to break the 200 mph land speed barrier, traveling 203.79 mph on March 29, 1927.
1932 - Ingemar Johansson - Became Sweden's only heavyweight boxing champion in 1959 by defeating American Floyd Patterson. Patterson regained the crown from Johannson a year later.
There have been some other notable events on this day in history
1863 - One of this country's most notable documents, "The Emancipation Proclamation", was issued by President Abraham Lincoln.
1950 - Colonel David Schilling accomplished the first nonstop jet airplane flight across the Atlantic in 10 hours, about 23 1/2 hours less than Charles Lindbergh's flight time some 23 years earlier.
1973 - Henry Kissinger swore the oath of office becoming the first naturalized citizen to hold the office of Secretary of State.

Happy Birthday Rowan John
from your friends at
Buffalo Hospital
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