Childhood
According to his birth certificate, where was Grandpa born?
Minneapolis, MN
What card game did they play socially?
Bridge
Before the Air Force, what was his first college major?
Civil engineering
In what year did the family move to Cedar Rapids, IA?
1960
Wyalusing State Park overlooks which two rivers?
The Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers
What was his original last name?
Pearson
T/F: They were first introduced at Christmas midnight Mass.
True (this was one year before they started dating)
Why didn’t the Air Force send Grandpa to Korea?
He was too tall for the planes.
T/F: The family moved to Maryland in 1972.
False – to Connecticut in 1972, to Maryland in 1974.
In 1990, they bought a time share in which town?
Schladming, Austria
T/F: He was moved ahead in school one full year.
True
T/F: One early home had corrugated metal walls.
True (when Mary was young)
With what company was his first job after the Air Force?
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. (now 3M)
To which city/town did they move in November 1965?
Dubuque, IA
T/F: Grandpa’s dream of visiting all 50 states finished w/ which one?
Oregon
T/F: His height made him a star high-school basketball player.
False (he was actually short for his age in high school)
What Norwegian fish specialty did Grandpa talk about?
Lutefisk
T/F: He turned down an MBA scholarship
True (to begin working to provide for his family)
How old was Grandpa when his first grandchild was born?
50 (Stephen, January 1982)
T/F: Grandpa never went to Africa.
False (he went to Egypt)
T/F: His high school, Campion, is now a nursing home.
False – it is now a prison.
What brand of perfume did he like to buy for Grandma?
Arpege by Lanvin (she still has 2 bottles!)
How many years did he work for IBM?
Just under 32 years (1958 – 1990)
What street did they live on in Montgomery Village?
Remsbury Place
In what Paris business district was his office located?
La Defense