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Any life-story, particularly one that has spanned a century, shows an interweaving of many influences and many personalities. It is impossible for me to acknowledge my debt to all who cast their shadows, short and long, across the pages of this story.

In the writing of it, though, I wish to recognize that it was my daughter Sylvia who proposed and encouraged the project, from beginning to completion, giving hours and whole days to the detailed preparation of the entire manuscript. Others of the six children who came to fill the home and busy life of my wife, Martha, and me have helped, supplying insights and recollections.

Martha preceded me, in late 2014, passing the boundary of this life, and I gladly dedicate this book to her.

For timely help, overall and with practical details, I appreciate the skill and counsel of my literary consultant and valued friend Roger Williams of Washington, DC. And, finally, I am glad to have again, for this present volume, the courteous and effective support of Wipf and Stock Publishers.

Donald R. Fletcher

Lions Gate, Voorhees, NJ

July 2019