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She was born on January 1st, 1941 at Englewood hospital.
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Grandma's brother is born. He would go on to work as a police officer in Chicago. -
Grammar school Louis Champlin was right next to Englewood High School which was an all-black high school. There weren't enough classrooms for all the kids at her school some classes were in the high school. Since this was in the '40s and '50s there was still a lot of school segregation.
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Grandma attended Harper High School.
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My grandma married my grandpa,'Martin McHale', at St. Barbra's church, Marty, at age 19. -
My dad is born.
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My Uncle Jimmy is born at LaGrange Hospital.
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Her father Arthur passed away at age 69. A couple of years ago we found out that he had another family in Ireland that he left and came to America. -
My grandma worked at a jewelry store that sold jewelry and statues. It was located in a mall, a block from her house on pine street.
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Her mother Catherine passed away at the age of 66
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My grandma bought a capuchin monkey from an amusement park in Chicago. My grandma had seen the monkeys from the Lincoln Park zoo, they were well behaved so she hoped to train him. The monkeys' name was Capooch.
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Grandma got a job selling appliances here, she was one of the few women that worked at the store.
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Donald died in the line of duty. Him and my grandma were very close. He was buried in Meridian, Mississippi.
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A few years after being diagnosed with melanoma(skin cancer), Martin passed away. He contracted melanoma from serving in WWII, long prolong exposure to the sun led to a sore being developed on his back. -
My grandma got a new job at the Great Indoors which was right across the street from her previous job.
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My Grandma moved into a home in a retirement community due to her arthritis. -
My grandma has recently been dealing with a multitude of health problems, including diabetes and sinus infections. Due to this, she lives needs a care taker to help her with common chores around her house.
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