The summer of 1969 Roger went to Hawaii with his explorer group. Leon Manning was their leader. He bought two rather new cars which had been wrecked. He helped the boys rebuild one good car from them. They sold the car and used the profit to finance a trip to Hawaii. They had a great time. This was the only time Roger had a good leader in the scouting program. He had several very good Sunday School teachers, but no one else in scouting. Kenneth had one good year in Idaho Falls, his first, and one good year in Nampa. Dale never had even one good scout leader. Except for Kenneth’s two years none of my sons did anything in scouting because they never had leaders. In fact, no man in the church, except Ezra Hawkes, who took Dale home-teaching, ever gave any of my sons any long-range help or care. The women in Primary were great, but the men in all the wards in which I lived did nothing for any of my sons. It was a great lack. I really needed help with my boys, but I never got any. It seems to me that this is always a lack in the church. Men teachers do not do their jobs as well as women. In fact, the only man who ever helped my sons was my brother Jim. No one else did anything—not even my father or any of Ellis’ brothers. I really raised them with no help. Roger and I were living alone—all the rest of the children were married and gone. During Roger’s years as a junior and senior in high school, he had a wonderful time and I had a horrible time, much of the time. Roger was an outstanding athlete, but an indifferent student. I didn’t feel he learned anything after he left junior high. He partied. He also attended church, but he quit seminary. All my other children graduated from seminary. Roger was fun to live with except that I was so worried about him all the time that it spoiled everything for me. Well, almost everything. No matter what my problems, I could put them out of my mind when I went to school and got busy and interested in the classes I was teaching. My teaching has been my salvation and I’ve loved it and most of my students. The other thing I really enjoyed was my college classes. I formally entered my graduate English program the year Roger started H.S. in 1967. I loved the classes, the teachers and the other students. The other graduate students were all younger than I and in many ways different—no L.D.S., but they made me a part of their group. They were all so bright and such fun to be with. The intellectual stimulation was something I’ve never known before or since. During my graduate work, I worked two years at the ISU library. No more Triangle! In 1970 three of us graduated from school; Roger from Pocatello H.S., Dale with a B.A. in Special Education from I.S.U. and I with an M.A. in English from I.S.U. Dr. Shanahan had put great pressure on me to finish my master’s. I wanted to take longer. I felt I just couldn’t take the pressure in addition to all my other problems. However, Dr. Shanahan wouldn’t let up, he just kept pushing. Later I learned why. He was having serious personal problems which finally caused him to resign from the university. He and his wife parted. But his biggest problem was religion. He had been raised Catholic and attended Jesuit schools, but he had left his church. He began to drink heavily. However, he wanted to get me finished before he left. I’ll always be grateful to him. He was a scholar, a gentleman, a neat friend and an inspiring teacher—Dr. Phil Shanahan. Kenneth and Sarah lived in Alamo, Nevada for one year. He taught High school classes. The next year they moved to Babbit, Nev. And Kenneth taught in the Mineral County School District. He taught social studies for several years. He also taught in H.S. ad served a few years as vice principal of the K-3 schools. When one of these schools was closed because of a drop in enrollment, Kenneth moved to the high school and taught English. He presently is teaching debate, journalism, English and editing the school newspaper. He also works part time at Safeway’s grocery store. He received and M.A. in Education Administration from the University of Nevada in Reno in 1975. He has taught extension classes for the Univ. of Nevada at Hawthorne. For several years he wrote a column for the local paper and still frequently contributes to it. He has become an authority on the history of Nevada and presents classes in the area. Kenneth has been active in teacher’s organizations and in civic groups. For years he taught early morning seminary. He has always been very active in the church and has filled many church positions. For five years he was first counselor in his ward bishopric. During this time, he played an important part in doubling the size of their ward building. He is presently serving on the high council in his stake. Kenneth and Sara have had three children: David Lloyd Chase born April 16, 1965, Matthew Lloyd Chase born Feb 16, 1969 and Jennifer Dawn Chase born April 8, 1977. Both boys have been active in music and sports in junior high and in high school. David graduated from Hawthorne H.S. in 1983. He received a full-ride ROTC scholarship to BYU. After attending that school one year, he came home to work for a few months and then went on a mission. He left for his mission in the Billings Montana Mission in December of 1984. He will be able to pick up his scholarship at BYU when his mission is completed. Kenneth and Sarah were sealed to each other and had their children sealed to them in the Oakland temple on May 26, 1981. Following the marriage of Ann and Bud they lived in Salt Lake City. Ann continued to work for the L.D.S. Social Services for a while. She also worked for J.C. Penny’s in their offices. Ann and Bud have one child, a little girl named Kristine Ann Carter. She was born Feb. 18 1975. Bod runs a service station in Salt Lake. Some of his children have lived with Bud and Ann at different times. Ann has always been very active in the church. She has been chorister, organist and teacher. She is an accomplished pianist. After their marriage, Bud began going to church. His attendance, and Ann’s example and prayers finally culminated when they went to the temple. They were sealed to each other and had Kristine sealed to them in the Salt Lake temple on Oct. 22, 1983. Marion D. Hanks performed the sealing. When Dale finished school he and Annie moved to Caldwell where he got a job teaching special ed and coaching. Dena Ann was born to them there on Jan. 17, 1972. I took time off from school and went down and stayed with Annie for a few days. Dale stayed at Caldwell a couple of years and then moved to Mountain Home for two years. Then he moved to Boise to teach, first in the junior high and then at Boise H.S. His second year in Mountain Home they bought a house in Boise and Dale drove back and forth to school. Gregory Dale was born to them on May 5, 1976. Dale and Annie attend her church. It has been a great heartache to me that they are not Mormons. I feel Dale has deprived his family of the blessings of the priesthood. However, they are very active in their church and very good people. They lead good lives and help many. Dale is presently teaching special ed. And coaching football and baseball at Boise High School. He is chairman of the special ed. Department. He has a degree as a reading specialist and is working on a master’s degree in school administration. Dale is active in teachers’ groups and in politics. Annie too is active in politics. She left social worked because she, like Ann, had had enough of other people’s problems. She worked as a secretary in a junior high in Boise and then for several years as a secretary for the Idaho Fish and Game. She is presently administrative secretary to the man who is the head at the Mountain States Tumor Institute in Boise. She is especially efficient in her job. She has a great deal of responsibility but seems to thrive on it. Dale works with youth groups and is especially good with them, with his students and his athletic teams. Rick was in the army so they lived where the army sent him. They lived in Tacoma, Georgia and Germany. Rick was not a member of the church when he met Carolyn but he was baptized in Saigon while he was serving with the army in Viet Nam. He went into the army at seventeen when he graduated from high school. He has taken many specialized classes in the army and lots of college classes. He is especially interested in literature classes and is a talented writer. Rick and Carolyn are very active in the church. Rick has studied a lot and become a scriptural authority. While in Germany, Rick served as stake clerk and on the high council. Carolyn was Relief Society president for two years. Their lives centered around their family, the army and the church. Carolyn and Rick have had five sons. The first three were born in Georgia: Stephen Oct. 24, 1970, Christopher Jan. 4, 1972 and Adam Nov. 24, 1973. Jared was born in Germany Mar. 21, 1976 and has dual citizenship. In 1977 I went to Germany to visit them. I stayed a month. It was a great time. Carolyn couldn’t believe it when she saw me because my hair had turned white. We visited many castles and other interesting places. They attended church in an elegant house that had been used as a Gestapo headquarters. We went to Switzerland and Carolyn and I were going to the temple. However, I had moved my temple recommend from my wallet to my suitcase for safe-keeping. I remembered I didn’t have it with me when we were half way to Switzerland. We couldn’t go back--no time. So we only saw the outside of the temple. But we did see some beautiful lakes, mountains, and little towns. Rick’s job in the army required him to have a phone. It was very expensive. The army did not pay them enough to live on so they had to scrape by on very little. They had to get loans from the army to survive. I enjoyed my trip but was glad to get back home. Soon after, Rick was transferred back to the states to Atlanta, Georgia. It was here that their last son, Daniel, was born on June 21, 1978. Carolyn was not well. She had toxemia. I went back to help out. I was there about two weeks before Daniel’s birth and stayed two weeks afterwards. Both Carolyn and her new baby survived and were well but it was touch and go for a while. I was glad to be able to go and help them but I hated Georgia. I couldn’t adjust to the weather. I never want to go there again! Rick was released from the army in May, 1979. He, Carolyn and the boys came back to Pocatello. They stayed with me for three months. It was a scary time for Rick. He had gone into the army at 17. He had not learned a trade while in it. Here he was with seven people dependent on him and not trained for any job. However, within three days he had found work as a security guard. Then he went to work at the site in Arco. After a couple of years there he got a job at the post office in Pocatello. He has risen in his job until he is near the top in administration at the main post office. He is paid very well and with his retirement benefits they have a good income. They lived in a couple of rented houses and then finally bought a big two-story, older home. It is just right for their family and they love it. Carolyn’s teaching certificate, which she had never used, had expired. She took classes and re-certified as a secondary teacher. She started substituting but did not like the secondary schools. She was called a lot to sub in elementary schools, especially Indian Hills, and found she really like the younger students. She is nearly finished and hopes to be hired at Indian Hills. I am so very proud of her. She handles her home, her sons, church jobs, her substituting, college classes, V.F.W. leadership positions and some political involvement so well. She is level headed but compassionate. She and Rick are really happy together. I don’t know what I’d do without her. She gives my lots of companionship. We do things together and have long talks. Her sons are with me a lot. They are all big, hearty, noisy boys. I love them. Rick, too is very good to me.
