Cecil A. Partee Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield
Cecil A. Partee Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield
Cecil A. Partee Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield
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Q: Where was she born, sir?<br />
A: She was born in Chicago.<br />
Q: Had the Bradleys been in Chicago long when she was born?<br />
A: I don't really know. Her father was from New Orleans. I never met him,<br />
he died before we were married,<br />
A: What line <strong>of</strong> work was he in3<br />
A: He was a chef cook.<br />
Q: So your wife went to school here in Chicago then altogether.<br />
A: Chicago.<br />
Q: Yes. (pause) And where did you meet your wife?<br />
A: Through mutual frfends.<br />
Q: When was this?<br />
A: 1949.<br />
Q: Do you remember the occasion?<br />
A: (pause) I went to a restaurant for lunch and she was with a friend <strong>of</strong> mine<br />
and his girl friend having lunch. He introduced me to the t w ladies ~ and<br />
that's when I first met her.<br />
Q: Did ehe live near where you were living at the time?<br />
A: Oh, twenty blocks or so away.<br />
Q: Was it love at first sight sort <strong>of</strong> thing or did it gradually dewlap?<br />
A: Well, r thought she was a very interesting person and I wanted to know her<br />
again and to meet her again and it developed, I met her in September and we<br />
got married in December.<br />
A: Yes.<br />
Q: Goadness, that's another kind <strong>of</strong> parallel. I met my wife in October, we<br />
were married in April. (laughter) A little longer. Well! So it was a<br />
rather whirlwind . . . Let's see now. Was that the year that you were running<br />
for election?
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