ACT 4 THE CONCLUSION

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When the Act 3 saga ended, I had returned from war to my friends and family. While I was away, my parents had moved from Catalina to a little town called Hemet, Ca.. Several months later, after spending time working on Catalina Island, I moved to Hemet. It was a very small town at that time, dealing in growing Apricots, Walnuts, Olives and Peaches. There was also a lot of chicken and turkey ranches in the area. I found a job with Albers Milling Co. for the massive salary of $138 a month. The job hinged on me playing Soft Ball for the organization(they had heard of my baseball exploits in the past). In 1947 we became Southern Calif. Soft Ball Champions. We were honored with a parade and felt quite proud of ourselves(even thoughin hind sight, a little excessive). Shortly afterword, I met a wonderful family, the Pitchers. The Mother, who I thought was a super, wonderful lady, had four children. One of those was a young, pretty girl named Peggy. I fell in love and it blossomed into a romance and then marriage. We were blessed with 4 daughters in a time when money was scarce. We made it through the tough times and were able to raise four of the greatest daughters any one could have hoped for. They were not only pretty, but smart(I know that came from their mother). Then they went on to College and other endeavors. Shortly there after, as they term it now, irreconcilable differences caused us to divorce and today, I will say it mostly my fault. Too much sports and not enough home work. She is a wonderful lady and great mother to this day. Several years later, I met a young lady who I fell madly inlove with and later married her. She had a 12 year old daughter and 25 years later she is one of my daughters. My wifes name is Judy, we have been married for 25 years and they have been the happiest and most rewarding years of my life and love her with all my heart.. I now have five great daughters, and umteen grandkids, who I love so very much. To this day, I consider myself the luckiest man on earth. And it is to all my family, past and present, that I owe it to. I hope that I have not bored you all with all of this, but thanks to Katy and Lynna, it is now out of my system. Have a great day and equally great life, I am.