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My real name is Charles Hoffecker, and I was born in Lansing, Michigan in 1907. My father was a working class guy, who went fifteen rounds with Senator McCarthy. I spent my first fifteen years in Lansing. Then my father was elected as an alderman in Flint, Michigan, and we moved there in 1926. I&...

Three weeks ago, my husband of nearly 10 years,left. It was a shock but not a surprise. Truth be told, we should have never been a permanent thing, let alone last as long as we did. I am doing well, though overwhelmed as more and more things come to my attention that I need to…