My Family: Madeleine AND NOW THE GRANDCHILDREN
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adeleine is the eldest and fulfilled Grandpa Dick’s prophecy: “SHE will become a lawyer, and I would never want to come up against her in court!” Determined, directed, analytical ‒ she delayed her entry into this world, but once she did, she came out like a rocket. I know because we were all there (with bated breath) in the San Diego Hospital – the only Jewish family amidst half of Central America. As such, we experienced a major world event as Wendy struggled to give birth. Superstar soccer and softball player, Madeleine excelled in school, and went to the University of Michigan, where she achieved the distinction of Phi Beta Kappa. She studied abroad in Seville and taught school to kindergarteners in Hungary and Chile. As an aside, I visited Madeleine for a Parents’ Weekend
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