Childhood
The number of days in Lent is the same number of miles Dean used to travel by bus to school.
What is 40
When Dean won a paper boy contest, he was sent to the State Fair in this city. Had he been there this week, Kamala could have helped blow out his candles with all her hot air.
What is Chicago.
Young Dean's dedication to his job as a Shoe Shine Boy required him to ride 5 miles into town on this.
What is a bicycle
Just 4 years after Dean showed up to NAS Lemoore, Tom Cruise hit the box office with this Eck favorite film.
What is "Top Gun"
Bert was just 17 when Dean locked it down, but he was this more mature, drinking-age.
What is 21 years old
Including Dean, if the number of children his parents had could be known by counting the number of rings on the Olympic flag, how many were there?
What is 5
If canonized, this oldest son of Joe and Kathy's Coakley's could also have been the patron saint of the school where Dean spent his freshman year of H.S.
Who is Paul (He went to St. Paul Catholic High School)
Bert Parolini knows an officer should protect and serve, but in his high school job, the only thing Dean protected was the bank as an officer of these.
What are loans.
If Bert's sister, Tina, saw Dean arrive to pick Bert up on the night of the proposal, she'd have seen him pull up on this vehicle.
In a wild twist, Dean's first and most beautiful daughter-in-law, Katie, recently had a cousin move to Dean's hometown to be athletic director of Southern Illinois University in this Illinois city
What is Edwardsville
While many call him by his birth name, Dean, Ann Marie and Susan continue to call him by this nickname picked up in his teens.
What is Rick
"Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Travis Paden named Mayor of Hanford!"could have been shouted from Dean's own mouth if he made a career out of his first job as this.
What is a paper boy
They may have sang away their blues on Beale street when Dean and Bert left Cali briefly to live in this southern U.S. city.
What is Memphis, TN
Dean's original proposal in the parking lot of this fast-food chain may have been followed by a bucket of "original recipe."
What is Kentucky Fried Chicken
1954, the year Dean was born, was also the year that Dr. Jonas Salk developed the first successful vaccine for this virus.
What is Polio
At 18, Dean enlisted in this branch of U.S. military, known for it's amphibious warfare capabilities and rapid-response operations.
What are the Marines
Lisa has memories of being a child and seeing Dean up late at night fixing these devices, which are essential for stitching fabric together and have evolved from manual to electronic models.
What are sewing machines
This Southern California city is known for its historic Mission Inn, and for being home to Dean and Bert's first home purchase.
What is Riverside, CA
Dean uses this same "sweet" term of endearment with his daughters as he's used with Bert since the beginning.
What is "Sugar"
This patron saint of Germany is also the saint for which Dean's grade school was named.
Who is Saint Boniface
Last fall Dean's sons surprised him with a trip to see a game for this sport, which he also played himself - for 1 short year in high school.
What is football
Dean was already repairing these machines for the military by the time Steve Jobs released his first model.
What are computers
Dean promised Bert "Only two years!" when they moved to this small town in the San Joaquin Valley.
What is Hanford, CA BABY!!!!!
What is 1976