……I couldn’t make the photo I wanted to feature in this article work. The person who took the photo way back in 1946 (my Mom) had my Dad’s head to close to the top and I wanted to make sure I got the little girl in the white fur coat (my sister, Marsha) holding his hand as he clasped his high school diploma in his other hand. Yes, John D. Herron, mill worker, recently-elected Justice of the Peace, World War II veteran and proud father of six-year-old Marsha had just received his New Cumberland High School Diploma. Life and responsibilities had meant the high school diploma eluded him until this proud moment. He valued education and he was always proud he, unlike many of his peers, had gotten this far.
AND THEN AGAIN……..by Tamara Pettit
