 With Poochie 1956 |
 Tonsillectomy 1957 |
In1958, we moved to Lakewood a subdivision in the far north part of Huntsville, just off the Parkway..
 Lakewood Elementary classroom 1958 |
 The Go Kart was a popular gadget among the neighborhood kids. |
 Bill practicing the clarinet in junior high school |
 Bill, sister Lori and brother Robert, 1964. |
We took a major trip out west by car, and spent some years in the Boy Scouts.
Bill and Robert at the Devil's Tower |
Canoeing on a Boy Scout camp out 1966 (Scottsboro Alabama). |
Meanwhile, building snow forts and raising hamsters occupied some of my time.
 One year it snowed enough to build a snow fort. |
 Raising hamsters almost got completely out of control. |
I finished up High School, started university, and got ready to go to Italy.
 Senior Prom in High School 1969. Bill with Cynthia Winters. |
 My father, my sister Lori, my mother, me and my brother Robert just before I left for Italy. |
In May 1971, I went to study Italian. Then in July, 1971, I left for Italy.
