EXCERPTS FROM WITH LOVE AND GRACE

A Couple's Memoirs

     From Harry:  I was born December 21, 1931 in the small coal-mining town of McIntyre  in western Pennsylvania.  .  .  .  In later years Grandma remarked that it had been a very cold and cloudy day when I came into this world.  And I used to tell her, "Those same clouds are still following me today."  And Grandma would reply,
"If they are, it's probably your own fault".

     From Grace:  My father was a hard working man.  He started fixing small electric appliances.  (Yes, you fixed them in those days!)  He opened a small store and within 5 years moved to a larger store.                                                                                                    

     From Harry: The outdoor toilet was probably my first lesson in survival:  "Just hold on tight to the sides of that toilet to keep from falling in."

      From Grace:   My brother began to cry, I looked around and saw everyone was crying.  I said to myself, "I guess I should cry, too."  I didn't understand what 'died' meant.