“After that day when I first laid eyes on him, I could not bring myself back to look upon that lot again for a while. Oh yes, I could see it from the corner of my eye when I walked with my sister to school, but for the most part, I left the house through the side door and went through the alley as much as I could.
“The war took a toll at that time across the neighborhood and across the city. My mother helped out in the neighborhood and she had a great standing among the women – even though she had no son in the war. I guess it was because of this she felt compelled to work long hours as a volunteer at the various public services supporting the war effort. Personally I was dragged along to help in the collection of tin cans which consisted of dragging around a wagon full of them door t
