I got married in ’54, shortly after I got out of the service and back to work at Cooper Tire and Rubber. She was a member of the Lutheran Church and I was raised EUB at that time.

It’s Methodist now, but my mother-in-law she was tough.

After I got home, you know, I thought, well I’ll sleep in on Sunday morning, you know, but she said, “No you’ll be right over here and go to church with the rest of us.” They were very strict.

Thanks to my mother, like I said, my father was working all the time, but, yes, it was important. I probably didn’t use it as much as I do today, as a younger man. Ten years ago who would have ever thought I’d be sitting in a senior’s center today. (Laughs) You know, when you get older, well your values change.