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Show . I Simon Frank 6-28 p.lO people. And like the president of · ('; · ~ Marks and others from Chicago and New York came out to his funeral. ,.,~,.,. Great respect r~ everybody. Had great respect for my father. And the hotel sent up almost every meal. And so I say it was a veryprominent funeral. Andalso he died on the eve of Rosh·Hashonah ~ which is the new year . Infue Jewish religion, that makes him a saint. That is a superstition. And as I say it was sad,but his time had come.~nd the last two or three months he ha~d't been too well, so it made his passing a little easier.And my little mother who never did anything for herself,was always taken care of all her life, and I was talking to my wife the other nightJthat you try to anticipate wae how widows or widowers are going to conduct themselves .... I ' ( C-t. ci. f) ! U ~ J yo_ -ace their spouse5 i ha"lt-died and you would have thought that my mother~ would ~ have been sort of lost,witheee having been dependent really all of her life .. - But she handled herself just beautifully. Lived in her home, conducted her home) the same as always. ~dentertained:1Aud alsof'le bleive, I think I told you the other day, that in belief in death that only the body has died and the spirit livs on) and mother was always mentioning that. I think she /t (/. ,1/.-~r-ao~r D £' : I 1 >..- J b.A-r(II!C refered to him as [. D ~ • But as I say, she lived 9 years after Pop died. And as I say she handled herself just beautifu,l, ly •.. . S!___:sald Cuf!H - ~t h is was in 1978, you know when they give in ~fiem the paper 25 years ago, 50 \I years ago and they give the event of that 25 years ago was my father's death. That's very unsuual. We-ea~~-~ To recall that 25 years later, that's how you think they wouldhave had more earthshaking news 25 ya~- years ago than that. Isn't thtt interesting? LF So he was a really respected man. end side 1 SF LF SF LF SF In those days, we didn't do what kids dC) These days. Jrt's a terrible waste. How di dyou waste your ' years? By~t getting married.lnd as I say, we didn't do tings before we were married like the children do ~ these days. We were prim and proper. How di qrou meet your wife. My sister was married andlived in Portland. And I visited my sister. And there cJ ,· J~· c.. I met my wife. My sweetheart . .ae She made me marry her~ And I Ji tJ't turn her down. That's my wife. Tht wasn't taken yesterday as you can tell .• LF How old were you mhen wimarried (met her?) SF Well I graduated from the UniversityJso I'd have to be just past, almost-- I graduated before I was 21 but I met S when I was 21. And she's 2 years younger h~n rn hP ~1nr in faith,bcause I went un in |
