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Re: Obstacles Are Just a Part Of Life!
1/27/2007 4:24:45 AM

Hi my baby girl!

It looks like you have another winner here! I am sure that many will post a good story that will motivate others to overcome obstacles in their way and reach for their dreams.

 

During the 90’s I was fortunate to have a customer named Walter and during the six  years before he passed we shared our morning coffee at his kitchen table before I would service his heating and air conditioning systems at his home. Walter was known by many often times would speak of his life during our coffee. On one such occasion he spoke of his childhood and how he and his brother were raised by his mother. She had a hard time of it and they moved quite often as she couldn’t make the rent on their $25.00 per month apartment and were thrown to the streets of New York. It was a harsh world that Walter learned the lessons of life in.

 

Walter John Matthow overcame his childhood and as a young man served in the US Army Air corps as a radioman and gunner on a B-24 Liberator in England during World War II. He served in the same bombing group as JimmyStewart. Life was a challenge for many during the war. On the front lines our soldiers liberated much of Europe from Hitler as well as stopping the Japanese aggression in the Pacific Rim. Yes the hard times and challenges were many during those years. Many lives were lost during the war. We lost 407,000 of our troops, Hitler lost 5,500,000 of his Nazi’s, and Japan lost 2,000,000 troops. The world as a whole lost 24,500,000 troops and over 32,000,000 civilians before the war ended. Really puts Iraq into perspective I’d say.

 

As you can see Walter did have a few obstacles and missteps to overcome in his life. On his return from the European theatre he took up acting and Walter Matthau the son of a poor and single mother was one of the most successful actors of our time. I was blessed to have met Walter and will cherish the many discussions we had before his death. WYSWYG will sum up the differences between the man at home and the man on the screen for you see acting was just an extension of the man “Walter Matthau”.

 

You’re Hubby,

 

Rick

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Marilyn L Martin

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Re: Obstacles Are Just a Part Of Life!
1/27/2007 4:44:57 AM

Hello Babe,

WOW! That is a great response Honey! Thanks for sharing the story of Walter Matthau's life, it is definitely a story of inspiration! He certainly did have many obstacles to overcome, and by reading what you wrote, those obstacles never changed him and his personality!

A very nice and well written account of his life in short...thanks again for writing this for all to read! I got very inspired by the atory.

God Bless You Sweetheart,

Love Always,

Your Loving Wife, Marilyn

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