Wichita was a very special city and time in our lives. Our 2 younger children, Tim and J’Nell, Kevins little brother and sister were born there (go Jayhawks). We joined and worshiped in a Catholic Church and as they grew older joined Cub Scouts I worked as a leader and we got to go camping some in a private lake owned by the Boy Scouts of America. It is very sad what has happened to this group over the last couple of decades. Working 2 and sometimes 3 jobs was not ideal as I could have spent more family time. The printing industry was fun but the 2nd job on weekends was washing semi-trailers (reefers) that transported hanging meat for Thermo King. At 100 degrees or so these were not the ideal working conditions but it paid some bills. I would then on some evenings do a little remodeling work on neighbor’s houses. Helped keep us in beans!!

A very close friend, Ray Shepherd, who was paralyzed (Quadriplegic) from a diving accident at age 18 was a fantastic mechanic. I helped him build a model-T roadster with a Chrysler Hemi engine.

We did spend a lot of time at Wilson Lake a man made reservoir close by, picnicking and swimming. My wife and kids were all like fish, swim, swim, swim.

Fridley here we come and on to Hart Ski Manufacturing.