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| Jean is just 2 days older than I. We are celebrating our 19th birthday in this photo. The picture was taken in the home of Jean's sister, Marie, in Natalie, Pa., while I was home from Fordham. Jean is wearing a necklace I bought for her in the Fordham bookstore as a Christmas gift. When we later lived in Williamsport, Pa, (the most tumultouus period in our marriage), Jean stopped wearing that necklace, althoogh it is my favorite, and has never worn it since. She claims it brought us bad luck. From the perspective of my current age, Jean now looks to me to be about 12 years old in this photo. This is my favorite picture of the two of us together. Somehow it conveys the oblivious bliss we shared at that time. We were completely unconcerned about accountabilities and were certain of our future together in a world where, we were sure, everything would work out just right. |