Nov 11, 2019
In the spring of 1955, Eugene made two life-changing decisions that would define his future. First, he decided to pursue his roommate’s girlfriend or recently made ex-girlfriend, and on February 14th he enlisted in the Navy, telling his mother, “I am no...
Oct 30, 2019
Eugene had dreams of attending Michigan State University to study horticulture after high school. Many of his friends were going off to East Lansing. But his family did not have the money for him to go away to study, so there would be no pursuit of horticulture at...
Oct 23, 2019
Eugene was born in 1931 to immigrants. His mother arrived through Ellis Island from Poland in 1918 at 18 years old. His father arrived earlier in 1912 from Russia (although also Polish), trained as a pharmacist. He never applied his trade in his new country. Speaking...