Tom
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On this day 32 years ago, Chris and I and our daughter arrived at SFO with all our possessions in 6 suitcases - five and a half suitcases for the girls, and half a suitcase for my stuff ;D We started a new life in a new land. Although we'd made prior visits, this was a whole new ballgame, and a huge personal risk for us. We also left behind large families in the UK.
In the mid 80's we became naturalized US citizens, and to this day treasure our 'personalized' letters from The Gipper (President Reagan) welcoming us to the USA.
We worked hard in our professional, home/personal, and academic lives. Life in the USA has been good to us; We've made countless long-time friends, here and around the world, both personallly and professionally. We believe our lives have been enriched by these relationships and by our wonderful experiences. We feel fortunate to have been able to retire early (10+ years ago), debt-free.
In retirement, we've tried to give back to the community in various ways, primarily by contributing much of our spare time to elderly friends and neighbors, and by participating in various community voluntary/charity groups. But, we're always left thinking we could do more, especially when I read some of the things that forum members such as Jim and Tarry Johnson are involved in.
In the mid 80's we became naturalized US citizens, and to this day treasure our 'personalized' letters from The Gipper (President Reagan) welcoming us to the USA.
We worked hard in our professional, home/personal, and academic lives. Life in the USA has been good to us; We've made countless long-time friends, here and around the world, both personallly and professionally. We believe our lives have been enriched by these relationships and by our wonderful experiences. We feel fortunate to have been able to retire early (10+ years ago), debt-free.
In retirement, we've tried to give back to the community in various ways, primarily by contributing much of our spare time to elderly friends and neighbors, and by participating in various community voluntary/charity groups. But, we're always left thinking we could do more, especially when I read some of the things that forum members such as Jim and Tarry Johnson are involved in.
