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ISDOM by Eloise Tweeten


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Santa Rosa, CA. ~ Despite what may appear to be a fairy tale world to an outsider, Wally’s parents’ re- lationship was strained and the rule for children in the Schilpp house- hold was to “be seen but not heard,” so Wally spent many hours sitting on the stairs to the upper fl oor, just listening. His father was absorbed in his academic work and mentor- ing students at Northwestern Uni- versity, which left little time for father-son bonding. One of Wal- ly’s few memories of a father-son outing was a trip to a Chicago Cubs game which his father found “bor- ing,” so they left after the second inning. Wally’s fondest childhood memories were listening to the


New York Philharmonic Orches- tra on the radio every Sunday af- ternoon. His father would read the paper while Wally pretended to be the conductor. In fact, if he could start over again, Wally would be- come a teacher and classical music conductor. He played violin, guitar and piano, but broken fi ngers play- ing baseball and basketball in high school and college quickly ended his musical aspirations. Wally’s parents divorced when


he was 14, and he moved back to California with his mother in 1947. They fi rst lived with friends for a year, and moved 14 times during high school. Despite the moves and working throughout high school to


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Silver Linings Part II


An Interview with Wally Schilpp


help make ends meet, he never felt deprived and each new living situ- ation became “home” for Wally. He attended Cal Berkeley, and was recruited by the U.S. Coastguard to play basketball when he was a col- lege soph- omore. Shortly thereaf-


ter, Wally had


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brush with death: he was walking along the causeway between Government Island and Oakland when a drunk driver ran into him. He fl ew through the windshield, out an open car win- dow, and into the barbed wire which separated him from the San Francisco Bay below. He owes his life to another car at the scene, which carried two physicians from base who detangled and whisked him off to the hospital. Beyond the memory of gazing at


the water from his precarious en- tanglement, Wally’s next memory was of “fl oating on a cloud” and speaking with visitors to his hos- pital room as he drifted in and out


of consciousness. His left leg was “demolished,” but his mother re- fused to let the surgeons amputate it, so he spend the next 19 months in and out of the San Francisco Marine Hos- pital through multiple sur- geries, in a ward with 29 other men. They con- verted the ward into a “fraternity house” of sorts, com-


plete with wheelchair races in the hallways. During his releases from the hospital, Wally was on lim- ited duty and ultimately received a medical discharge in 1953. He married his college sweetheart, Elaine, in 1954 and completed his bachelor’s degree in history at Cal on the GI Bill. He originally had a double major in history and edu- cation, but dropped education and his passion for teaching when he decided to choose a business ca- reer to get a better paycheck. With that said, Wally continued to fi nd ways to teach and inspire others throughout his life!


... continued on page 25 JOKES & Humor # 3


A man and his wife were having some problems and were giving each other the silent treatment. The next week, the man realized that he’d need his wife to wake him at 5 a.m. for an early fl ight.


Not wanting to be the fi rst to break the silence, he fi nally wrote on a piece of paper: “Please wake me at 5 a.m.”


The next morning the man woke up, only to discover it was 9 a.m. and he’d missed his fl ight.


Furious, he was about to go and have a serious talk with his wife when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed that said:


“It’s 5 a.m. Wake up.


BENNETT FRIEDMAN QUARTET JAZZ CONCERT, NOVEMBER 4


Serving Sonoma County Since 1987


2700 Yulupa Ave. ~ Santa Rosa, CA 95405 707-523-1333


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Santa Rosa, CA. ~ The Music De- partment of Santa Rosa Junior Col- lege (SRJC) presents a jazz concert featuring the Bennett Friedman Quartet on Friday, November 4, at 8 p.m. in Newman Auditorium at SRJC’s Santa Rosa campus. The concert will feature pianist Joe Gilman, bassist Jeff Denson, and drummer Hamir Atwal. General admission is $10, or $5 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the door only. Proceeds from the concert benefi t the SRJC Founda- tion Jazz Studies Fund. Parking permits are required and available for $4 on campus lots. The performance will feature the


works of Charles Mingus, Chick Corea, Toots Thielmans and others. CONTACT: Bennett Friedman Phone: (707) 527-4255


Email: bfriedman@santarosa.edu “Rejoice while you can breathe.” ~ Lailah Gifty Akita


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