Minor characters¶
One-line or brief entries for walk-ons and single-scene names. Promote to Occasional.md when they return.
Last updated through Birgit's Story ch 2; AWLL1.1 ch 20; FM Backstory 18; FM Journal 001–023.
| Name | First seen | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Andrews | Birgit's Story ch 2 | MJHS counselor; YFU registration / schedule / passport copy (July 1976) |
| Amy | Birgit's Story ch 2 | Melanie Spencer's friend; swimming-pool visit with Birgit |
| German exchange student (unnamed) | Birgit's Story ch 2 | 10th Grade at Milford High School, same YFU year as Birgit |
| Jeff Adams | AWLL1.1 ch 1 | Steve's younger brother; favored by parents |
| Jim Hornberger | AWLL1.1 ch 1 | 7th-grade bully; fought Steve; quiet in 8th grade |
| Mrs. Oligee | AWLL1.1 ch 1 | 7th-grade English; called students by formal given names |
| Chris Jones | AWLL1.1 ch 4 | 8th-grade class party host; farmhouse barn |
| Beth Pater | AWLL1.1 ch 4 | Top science student; Steve flirts after final exam |
| Mrs. Thompson | AWLL1.1 ch 4 | Spanish teacher (Miss Piggy) |
| Mrs. Higgins | AWLL1.1 ch 1 | Larry's mother; drives Larry and Birgit |
| Jamie | AWLL1.1 ch 5 | Kim Smith's friend |
| Jim McGrath | AWLL1.1 ch 2 | Jennie's late husband (Army, Vietnam) — photograph only |
| Frank / David Baer | AWLL1.1 ch 1 | Danny's football brothers (named in ch 1) |
| Father Niemeyer | AWLL1.1 ch 6 | St. Andrew's; guitar Mass; no handbells at Elevation |
| Stan | AWLL1.1 ch 9 | Melanie's ex-boyfriend; poor lover; dumped after Steve |
| Mrs. Block | AWLL1.1 ch 10 | Jennifer's mother; feeds chess guests; UDF runs |
| Alison | AWLL1.1 ch 11 | Jennifer's friend; lunch table |
| Debbie (×2), Donna | AWLL1.1 ch 10 | Overlook Drive neighbor girls (~12–13) |
| Jim, Will | AWLL1.1 ch 10 | Overlook neighbors; Will hunts with .22 |
| Don Antonio Grossi / Don Carlo Grossi | AWLL1.1 ch 7 | «Mustache Pete's» at Don Joseph's estate |
| Jonas | Birgit's Story ch 1 | Birgit's Stockholm sailing friend (two-person sailboat); kissing only with Birgit through AWLL1.1 ch 40; photo in ch 10 letter |
| Gordon, Dave, Jim | AWLL1.1 ch 10 | Kevin's junior friends at East Fork |
| Christine, Bernadette | AWLL1.1 ch 10 | Twins; Kevin's circle; sister Diane in Steve's grade |
| Anna | AWLL1.1 ch 18 | Turpin HS chess player; strip-chess interest; date ch 19 (kissing) |
| Lois | AWLL1.1 ch 20 | van Hoek family maid |
| Gina | AWLL1.1 ch 19 | Anna's sister; drives Steve to Turpin |
| Vickie | AWLL1.1 ch 16 | Steve's cousin; sex talk Christmas 1977 |
| Ralph, Brent | AWLL1.1 ch 19 | Chess team; Adams party |
| Allison Turner | FM Backstory 1 | Fran's friend, senior 1961; Sadie Hawkins with Bobby; first sex with Bobby Nov 1961 weekend; Bev sex-talk lunch Nov 11; later Jennifer Block's mother — BS4 |
| Robert "Bobby" Block | FM Backstory 1 | Teen; Sadie Hawkins with Allison; first sex with Allison Nov 1961; later Jennifer Block's father |
| Beverly Thompson | FM Backstory 1–17 | Milford teen (17 in 1961); 12 partners; prior sex with Jim Henderson (BS14); tells Fran Jim bragged about Liza (BS17); junior college/accounting plans — later Debbie Vaughn's mother (cast) — BS4, 14, 17 |
| Benjamin Goldfeder | FM Backstory 1–11 | Rabbi's son; sex with Fran Nov 19 (no rubbers); stops calling; dumps Fran at synagogue Nov 25; Fran slaps him; prior sex with Eleanore Green (BS2); brother Isaac blackmailed Ben (BS7) |
| Sam Mercer | FM Backstory 2–18 | Ben Franklin soda jerk, senior 1961; UC aerospace; future Fran Mercer husband; Sunday dinners (roast Dec 3, flowers); father Isaac may hire Fran part-time when clerk leaves end Dec 1961 — BS14–18 |
| Isaac Goldfeder | FM Backstory 7 | Ben's 15-year-old brother; extorts $10 and condoms; hour away from house Nov 19 |
| Kenneth "Kenny" Burnside | FM Backstory 6–13 | Junior (17); Elizabeth's partner; arrested Nov 25; $5000 bail Nov 27; no-contact order — BS12–13 |
| Nora Krajick | FM Backstory 13 | Attorney (contract, Clermont County); interviews Elizabeth re Kenny case; married; mother of future Bethany Krajick (Bethany not yet born, 1961) — see Krajick_Bethany.md |
| Jim Henderson | FM Backstory 12–18 | Senior 18; motorcycle, garage job; wood shop McClelland Road; sex with Elizabeth Nov 30 (oral + one rubber); prior with Bev Thompson; cares for mother and little sister; repeat Thursdays; bragged to Don Courtney — future Jimmie Henderson's father (cast) — BS14–17 |
| Karl Mueller | FM Backstory 12 | Assistant Prosecutor, Clermont County; Juvenile Court; Kenny bail hearing Nov 27 |
| Kent van der Meer | FM Backstory 3 | Young evangelist, Grace Church (VFW Hall), Nov 1961; later Pastor Kent van der Meer (AWLL); AWLL1.7 — resigns after daughter Sandy's pregnancy scandal; confronts Steve Dec 1982 (no longer pastor) — style-guide.md §6.e |
| Linda Kane | FM Backstory 3 | Age 15, Goshen, 1961; fathers with Jennie Peters' dad at P&G; future Jonathan Kane's mother (CTL cast) |
| Alan Blanchard | FM Backstory 3 | Teen; Grace Church; pursues Nancy Morton; later Kara Blanchard's father |
| Nancy Morton | FM Backstory 3 | Teen at Veterans Day lunch, 1961; abstinent / Grace Church outlook; walks out on Bev's sex talk Nov 11; later Nancy Blanchard (Kara's mother) — BS4 |
| Eleanore Green | FM Backstory 2 | Teen in rabbi Goldfeder's congregation; lost virginity with Ben in Cadillac (Ben's POV) |
| Elizabeth Sorkin | FM Backstory 1–18 | Fran's younger sister (14 in 1961); loses virginity to Jim Henderson Nov 30; Andrews Institute (Cleveland) threatened; California/Route 50 runaway plan; Kevin Kelly (smoking Dec 1); friend Julie (loan ask); defiant to Joshua/Esther — BS14–18 |
| Esther Sorkin | FM Backstory 5–18 | Supervised Sam courting; malts/sundaes groundwork; woman-to-woman talks with Fran; opposes window latch (fire); influences Joshua privately; knocks/apology rule with Liza — BS15–18 |
| Joshua Sorkin | FM Backstory 5–18 | Considers Andrews Institute for Elizabeth; nearly rearrests Kenny Nov 30; chaperones Sam (no hug/kiss Dec 3); window-latch idea; Enquirer at breakfast — BS15–18 |
| Joseph Friedman | FM Backstory 5 | Esther's teen boyfriend; Marines Dec 1941; KIA Guadalcanal |
| Jennie Peters | FM Backstory 1 | Age 7 in 1961; Cincinnati shopping Nov 11; later Jennie McGrath — see McGrath_Jennie.md |
| Jim McGrath (child) | FM Backstory 1 | 3rd grade, 1961; Jennie Peters' crush — later Jennie's husband |
| Kevin Kelly | FM Backstory 17 | Milford senior; loner smoker (Luckies); RC church neighborhood; Elizabeth targets for California ride; future Trish Kelly's father (cast) — BS17 |
| Carl Woody | FM Backstory 17 | Senior; no steady girlfriend; Elizabeth escape-plan option — future Donna Woody's father (cast) |
| Don Courtney | FM Backstory 17 | Senior; overheard Jim Henderson brag re Elizabeth; future Debbie Courtney's father (cast) — BS17 |
| Josh Benton | FM Journal 001 | Milford HS football safety; raped Bethany Krajick Sept 4, 1976 (Labor Day party); no charges (evidence destroyed) — J001 |
| Laura Paulus | FM Journal 009, 012, 016 | Clinical psychologist, Dayton; Fran Mercer's mentor/supervisor; Bethany/Steve boundaries; Angie complaint — J009, J012, J016 |
| Ed Krajick | FM Journal 020 | Bethany's younger brother (5th grade 1977); married Stephanie Adams; Chicago city planning; FM session with Fran Nov 1991 — J020 |
| Elizaveta Viktorovna Kozlova | FM Journal 011 | Mike's fiancée (Oct 1984); Orthodox church; age 15; demanded marriage; Fran premarital interview — later Elizaveta Loucks (GM) |