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Behind the Name

The Groopybahl Family Crest is over 130 years old, dating back to 1857 where Brecht Walpole Johnson, the owner of Brecht's Decent Paper, introduced the very first generation of the Groopybahl family. Brecht introduced this last name due to a lesser known tree, known as the Groopa tree. At the time, this species was so close to extinction, there was only one known tree left which was accidentally destroyed by Brecht's paper industry during a clear cut. Therefore Brecht felt deep sorrow, enough to change his name after the tree "Groopa" and the village of "Bahltini"

 Family History 

There have been many well known Groopybahls in the past, such as Jamal Groopybahl, the famous whale-nosed shark catcher of 1893.(such species no longer exist due to over fishing). Also, Jordan McMorman, the spouse of Javanal Groopybahl received the Noel peace prize in 1935. Also another significant member was a WWII solder, John Malcolm Thorpe Groopybahl-Fleming, aka Mad Jack used only a bow and arrow during the war. Unfortunately he was shot and killed 'accidentally' in 1996 by his grandson due to mental freakout reported by a witness. This was later determined as a PTSD trigger by a past experience involving a wet blanket.