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	Early Beginnings

	Family Background Since the Scriptures provide many lists of genealogies, I thought I would include a brief genealogy of my family. Of course, we all started with God and Adam and Eve and then later Noah and his family, but aside from that, my family can be traced back quite far into antiquity. I am a direct descendent of the following notables (why else would I give you my genealogy?): Pepin the Elder c. A.D. 580–639 — Founder of the Carolingian dynasty — Mayor of Austrasia Dodo c. A.D. 640 Pepin of Herstal c. A.D. 635–714 — Duke & Mayor of Austrasia Charles Martel c. A.D. 688–741 — Mayor of Austrasia, King of Franks Pepin the Short c. A.D. 714–768 — Mayor of Austrasia, King of Franks Charlemagne c. A.D. 742–814 — King of Franks — Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Pius Louis I 778–840 — Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Charles the Bald 823–877 — Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Judith married Baldwin the Hardy — Count of Flanders and Artois Baldwin II d. 919 — Count of Flanders, married Ethelswida/Elfrida, daughter of Alfred the Great, King of England Edward the Elder d. 924 — King of England, grandson of Alfred the Great, King of England Edmund I 921–946 — King of England Edgar 944–975 — King of England Ethelred II 968–1016 — King of England Edmund Ironsides 981–1016 — King of England Edward d. 1057 — Prince of England Margaret, married Malcom III — King of Scotland William the Conqueror, 1027–1087 — King of England — Married Matilda, daughter of Baldwin V Henry I, 1068–1135 — King of England Matilda, daughter of Margaret married Henry I, King of England Maud/Matilda 1102–1167 — Empress of Germany Henry II 1133–1189 — King of England John 1167–1216 — King of England, signed Magna Carta Henry III 1207–1272 — King of England Edward I 1239–1307 — King of England Edward II 1284–1327 — King of England Edward III 1312–1377 — King of England Besides a genealogy, I also had parents. They gave me a good moral background and good basic qualities which help me today. My father, Arthur Barry Casad, is noted for being the son of Adam Floy Casad, Captain of West Point’s famous football team of 1902 and later coach and professor at West Point. A military base, now an industrial park in the area of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, has been named after my grandfather. My father also is noted for being a graduate from Stanford University, an engineer, and for working on the Polaris Missile. One of his distant relatives is Mary Cassatt, an impressionist artist (1844-1926) who is featured on postage stamps. My mother is noted for being born on Valentine’s day and having the name of Katherine Elizabeth Darling. The genealogy above comes from the family line of her father. My mother graduated from the University of Washington as an art major and became a fashion designer, later working for Mattel and designing Barbie Doll clothes.