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FIRST AND foremost let me thank my wife, Sonia M. Hampton, for her support and encouragement during the writing of this book.

Two others who were with me all the way and made major contributions to the finished product are Dr. Janet Jones Hampton and Mrs. Gayle Jones Lewis. Their advice, counsel, hard work, and dedication to the completion of my book have proven indispensable. I could not have done it without their support.

In addition, the encouragement of my friends Elijah B. Rogers and Dr. Mary Conroy has been a source of strength.

My family, sisters-in-law Mrs. Meriel Douglas and Mrs. Mary K. Douglas, and my nieces, Dr. Leslie Douglas Churchwell, Dr. Susan M. Douglas, Mrs. Sarah Douglas Squiers, and Stacy L. Douglas, Esq., provided most of the family photographs contained herein. My cousin, Herman D. Douglas, provided text on Douglas family history, photographs, and a tour of our ancestral home. I am also grateful to the University of Illinois Archives for permission to reprint the picture of Dr. Ralph Beck (Faculty and Staff Press Release File, RS 39/1/11) and the Architect of the Capitol for the image of the US Capitol Visitor Center under construction.

Thanks a million also to all others who helped me on my journey through life. They are recognized herein.

Finally, I am especially grateful to Purdue University for honoring my family and me by publishing this book.