Beginning - 1942 to 1962
July 11, 2021
Faith was born in Cleveland and started her life on 1888 East 66th street, first daughter of Thad (Thaddeus) Filipiak and Roberta Vance Filipiak. At that time, their marriage was challenging for their families - unions
between Polish Catholics and Scottish Presbyterians were not that common. Faith was a premature baby, spending several months in
an incubator before coming home. This may have contributed to health conditions
that were to surface later, but a favorite and sad family story passed on was
that Roberta was advised to smoke to help alleviate morning sickness.
Faith and her family, which now included a baby sister (Zo), moved to Orange Village, where the girls would complete grade and high school. During these years, Faith was almost always to be found with her nose in a book. Family lore has it that when she got her first ride back from college, she could not provide directions to her house, because she had never ridden anywhere without a book!
Faith and her family, which now included a baby sister (Zo), moved to Orange Village, where the girls would complete grade and high school. During these years, Faith was almost always to be found with her nose in a book. Family lore has it that when she got her first ride back from college, she could not provide directions to her house, because she had never ridden anywhere without a book!