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Mary Cronk Farrell |
A recording introducing and pronouncing Mary Cronk Farrell.
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Mary Cronk Farrell: Hello. My name is Mary Cronk Farrell. Before I was married, my name was Mary Cronk. So I guess people can make fun of any name, because when I was in elementary school, especially the boys, would go around saying, "Honk honk Mary Cronk." I tried not to let it bother me, because what could I do? It was my name. Then I got married, and I added the Farrell, which is my husband's name. And right away when we went on our honeymoon, the people at the hotel could not find our reservation. And it was getting pretty upsetting until they found it listed under Sarrell an S. So right then, at the very beginning, I started introducing myself saying, "My name is Mary Cronk-Farrell. Farrell with an F as in Frank." And so most of the time now people get my name pretty easily.
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