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We’ll post your photos at americanpress.com and on our Facebook page, and we’ll run the best of the bunch in a future edition of the American Press.Marceline, age 6, and Maxine Richardson, 8. Granddaughters of Roxanne and Pete DeRoach and Mary and Joe RichardsonRichard Reid poses with his McNeese State University Foundation mask.Del Manuel loves purple and gold, and LSU.Leo and Susan on their 51st anniversary.Joe Richardson is also known as “The Man Who Never Smiles.”Kenny Rogers wears a brightly colored face mask.Brenda Jessen shows off her paisley print face mask.Gayla Shove’s 3- and 4-year-old granddaughters sporting their youth masks.Neal Felton, Gabe Johnson, Randall Williams and Derek Blackwell representing Black Lives Matter masks while pallbearers for their late Aunt Cheryl Parks.Amanda Johnson, President of Lake Charles Branch of the National Association of University Women (NAUW), represents her organization proudly.Rev. Chan and Barrie Willis went to Baton Rouge to see 5 of their grandchildren (and, oh yes, some children as well) for the first time since February, and this was how they were greeted. Nothing says ‘I love you’ more than masked grandchildren.