Beautiful, Talented, Shy
Smart as anyone I ever knew
A perfectionist, with all their problems
Loved Beauty, Hated Pain
Un-appreciated by her parents They wanted Bubbly
Hated hot weather, hated cold weather
Always dreamed of coming to Hawaii
California - first step, but not the same
Loved Hawaii - Loved Me
Without her love and help for 63 years, nothing below would have happened or had meaning.
Our four beautiful, intelligent, talented daughters, who I love dearly, and who have helped me in unbelievable ways, who have clearly surpassed me in their accomplishments, and the three grandsons who have made their mothers extremely proud of them.
Being a ball turret gunner in the last good war.
My work at Stanford where I participated in work that led to six Nobel Prizes, worked directly for and became a friend with one of the prize winners, and had the friendship of Pief Panofsky, a great Scientist and Humanitarian. Everyone who knew him had great love and respect for him. A man with no enemies.
My work as an engineer, working on various structures and projects in the U.S. mainland, Canada and on all four Hawaii Islands.
The fact that I was born to a Pioneer family in the state of Oklahoma when it had only been a State of the Union for fourteen years, and became a citizen of Hawaii when it had only been a state for nine years. How many changes have I seen in my 87 years?
The fact that I am able to see both the forest and the trees, and to recognize the importance of both in working with people.
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