He was the scion of one of the wealthiest mercantile families in a small industrial city in the Middle West. She was the daughter of the descendants of the Irish and German immigrants who had populated the city in the 19th century. Both received their grammar school educations at St. Benedict Catholic School, 13
years apart. He went East for his high school education in private schools. She graduated from the local public high school.
He went on to Yale, where he graduated in 1924 with a degree in engineering and where he was elected to the Torch Society, which honored the 10 outstanding juniors for their achievements. He was also an exceptional athlete, especially excelling in
track and field events, while also playing the offensive end position on two undefeated Yale football teams in 1923 and 1924. In the latter year he was named to the nation’s All-America football team and voted Yale’s best all-around athlete.
She studied at the local state college for one semester, majoring in English, before dropping out during the Great Depression to work in order to help her large family. She had wanted to be a writer, and in fact had written a novel during grammar school.
He was handsome and gifted and a sportsman. She was beautiful and multi-talented and a sportswoman. He was Anton Hulman, Jr. She was my mother-to-be, Dorothy Cleary. Continue reading “Affection Harvested in Autumn”
