COMPASS HOW I DID IT Gown has seen more than its share of christenings From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: October 3, 2004| Author: DOROTHY LUKASIK | Copyright 2004 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

COMPASS

HOW I DID IT

Gown has seen more than its share of christenings

For more than 100 years, members of my husband's family have worn the same beautiful christening gown. And for about the last 50 years, it's been my job to care for it.

My husband, Jerry Lukasik, and other family members say it was made by his aunt, the late Polly Lukasik, and later cared for by Polly's sister (and my mother-in-law), the late Laura Lukasik. Both sisters had the same last name be...

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