phrasing where my writing skills so 
     
     often fell short. 
     
    

    
     Finally, I am so grateful to my 
     
     dear wife, Mary, who stands by me 
     
     day in and day out, and who read each 
     
     chapter as I wrote it and encouraged 
     
     me to keep on working. 
     
    

    
     To all who helped me complete 
     
     this project goes my most sincere 
     
     thanks. 
     
    

    
     I hope that for those who lived 
     
     during the times of which I’ve written 
     
     that this will bring back some fond 
     
     memories. To younger generations, I 
     
     hope this will give you a glimpse of 
     
     “the good old days.” 
     
    
   
   
    
     Gene Murphy 
     
     October 2007