Her family her father, John, a pipe fitter; her mother, Lena, a homemaker born in Germany; and her only sibling, Jack lived in a small, one-story brick Cape Cod on Commercial Avenue. Pam had been quiet, studious and decisive since she was a girl in south suburban Lansing. There she joined two other Filipina exchange nurses, Merlita Gargullo and Corazon Amurao, who had arrived a few days earlier. He had no doubt. Life in the new country must have brought surprises, but it was hardly dramatic. her daughter asked. At age 10, she walked her sister Susan to her first day of kindergarten. Tina, 23, shared a bedroom with three of the American nurses, while Cora and Merlita shared another. Life, though not idyllic, felt safe. If that one girl wouldn`t have spit in my face, they`d all be alive today.''. A Tribune freelancer in the Philippines had no success either, and reported that the Philippine Nurses Association in Manila had no contact information for their families. Pat was born in 1945, the year World War II ended, to Joe and Bessie Matusek, both of Czech descent. (Chicago Tribune historical photo / Chicago Tribune). "I'm home.". In the early 1900s, Grace Jordan was a high-ranking surgical nurse at the University of Michigan, and the stories of her accomplishments made Mary Ann think she could be a nurse too. ''Look at this.'' It's the psychological kind, full of memories and emotions, the kind Schmale means when he says: "Opening the box at first meant to me that I was going to reopen her death. Her brother Phil, who lost both his sister and his fiancee on that July night, died at 64. Being in the world of the older girls felt cool. He has made sure that his niece, who is the keeper of the old family cookie jar, knows why she can't get rid of it. Richard Speck, in full Richard Benjamin Speck, (born December 6, 1941, Kirkwood, Illinois, U.S.died December 5, 1991, Joliet), American mass murderer known for killing eight female nursing students in a Chicago town house in 1966. Only recently, since John Schmale got in touch with her about a 50th anniversary commemoration for the women, has Lori let herself believe that it's OK to remember, OK to cry.
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