We all have heroes in our lives, some good some not so good. I was lucky growing up, our extended family gave me all sorts of opportunities to put me in awe of my uncles and cousins. All of my uncles became part of my life after the old age of five. The war had used them during the first few years of my life. Dad was part of a seven sibling family, himself four brothers and two sisters. Dad was the second of the seven. Lou was the oldest of the brothers and I really never got to know him until later in life, but that's part of another turning point in my life.
