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    Grandfathers Against Drugs
    Grandfathers Against Drugs
    Grandfathers Against Drugs
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    Grandfathers Against Drugs

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    This is a book about two grandfathers who lost their grandsons and a older gentleman who lost his son they were all killed in crossfire during drug shootings, coincidently they all three met, and they became good friends. The three gentlemen had all tried to get over the tragic events, after several months with all three telling each other stories they decided to make a plan. In their minds the plan would save lives. All three men were very educated, but they let their anger control their lives.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateMay 31, 2014
    ISBN9781499010152
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      Grandfathers Against Drugs - Xlibris US

      Copyright © 2014 by Wilbur Richards Sr.

      Library of Congress Control Number:                    2014907808

      ISBN:                  Hardcover                             978-1-4990-1016-9

                                  Softcover                               978-1-4990-1017-6

                                  eBook                                    978-1-4990-1015-2

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

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      Rev. date: 05/29/2014

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      Tom Smith Sr. and his wife, June, lived in Dayton, Ohio. He worked for General Motors Truck and Bus Group. He had been an engineer there for thirty-six years. June was a nurse. She worked at the Miami Valley Hospital. They had a son, Tom Smith Jr.; a daughter-in-law, Sue; and two grandsons, Quenton and Devin.

      On February 23, 1999, June had a massive heart attack. Tom Sr. and the family were devastated after the funeral. Tom Sr. took a thirty-day leave of absence.

      Tom Sr.’s son lived in Toledo, Ohio. Tom Jr. asked his dad to come stay with them for a while. Tom Sr. just wanted to be home. He told Tom Jr. he might come up to Toledo later. But now he wants to be alone for a while.

      He started seeing a psychiatrist. He was on antidepressants. He had no idea what to do. He returned to work; that same day, Tom Sr. put in for his retirement. He just didn’t think he could function or give the company the level of work he had always given.

      The plant manager approached Tom Sr. He informed him the plant was scheduled to shut down in six months. He hoped Tom would stay. The plant manager told him, I know you’re in a difficult situation. If you have a bad day, nothing will be said. Tom thought it over. Maybe the work would help him get out of the house.

      Tom continued seeing a psychiatrist every two weeks. By June he had put the house on the market. In July 1999, Tom’s house was sold.

      Tom Jr. had located a small one-bedroom apartment for his father. Tom Sr. had put everything in storage, except what he would need.

      Tom’s doctor had arranged for Tom to visit a colleague in Toledo, Ohio. The plant closed down on August 1999. Tom had made the move to Toledo to be near Tom Jr., Sue, and the boys. The move might save his life.

      He would be seeing Dr. Don Jackson, his psychiatrist. About three months in, Dr. Jackson asked Tom if he would be interested in joining a group of four men and himself. Tom Sr. said he would love to. Dr. Jackson said, Show up at seven PM Monday. The group would be the one to make the decision whether you could join or not.

      So Monday evening he visited the group. They welcomed Tom with open arms.

      Every day was one day closer to Monday-night group. Dr. Jackson asked each one what kind of week they had, and he didn’t say very much. The group talked for one hour. They talked about all their deep fears, anxiety, and depression openly. Tom Sr. felt like everybody wanted to help the other one. Dr. Jackson said, That’s it, I’ll see everybody Monday evening.

      Next Monday the group gathered, and Dr. Jackson asked what kind of week they had. By now they were all good friends. One member of the group named Don had a really bad week. The group spent the whole hour talking and listening to Don to figure how they could help, talking would help the group. It was amazing. Tom was slowly coming back. The group was great. He was able to help someone else. Life was getting better.

      *     *     *

      When Tom Smith Jr. came home, he said, Sue, we need to talk. The company is going to close down.

      Sue said, What are you going to do?

      Try to find a new job.

      When will they close?

      Tom replied, I’m not sure. They said they would tell us as soon as they found out.

      Tom said, I guess they’ll just have to wait and see.

      The next day, the company said they were closing down in two months. Tom called Sue to let her know about it.

      Sue said, Tom, we’ll be okay. I love you. See you when you get home.

      That afternoon, Tom Jr. was called into the office. The company would like to know if he was interested in a transfer to Chicago. His supervisor asked him to talk to his wife and let the company know of their decision by the end of the week. Tom thanked his supervisor and left his office. Tom called Sue to give her the news. Sue said, That’s great, Tom.

      Are you okay with this? Yes! If you’re okay, I’m okay.

      Tom told the supervisor they would love to transfer to Chicago.

      His supervisor informed him he would be off the next two weeks to travel to Chicago and visit the area and find housing. The company would reimburse them up to $5,000 in travel expenses. His supervisor also informed him that the company would buy his home if they didn’t sell it in three months. Tom came home and yelled for Sue.

      She answered, Yes, I’m in here.

      Starting Friday, I’m off for two weeks! They had to go to Chicago to check out the new job.

      Sue said, That’s fast.

      Tom said, Yes.

      Sue said, Call your dad. He would love to have the boys for two weeks.

      Tom called his dad. What are you doing?

      His dad replied, Nothing.

      Tom asked, Can you come over?

      His dad said, I’ll be there in thirty minutes.

      Tom laughed. You don’t have to come over that fast.

      His dad said, I’m not doing anything. I’ll see you in thirty minutes.

      Okay, love you, Dad.

      Sue called her mother. Mom, we’re moving to Chicago. Her mother, Wilma, was surprised.

      "What! You’re moving to Chicago?

      The company offered Tom a transfer to Chicago.

      That’s great. You know we love you and will support you. We can still talk every day.

      Love you, Mom. Talk to you later.

      Tom Sr. came in the front door. What’s going on?

      Tom Jr. asked, Dad, would you take care of Quenton and Devin for two weeks? The company asked me if I would transfer to Chicago.

      Tom Jr. and Sue had talked it over and were going. His dad replied, Yes, go. We’ll be fine.

      Tom Smith Sr. and the boys took Tom and Sue to the airport. Tom Sr. had the boys for two weeks. He wasn’t really over the death of his wife. He was depressed and lonely; the group therapy helped a little bit, but today Tom Sr. felt better than he had for a long time. What would he do when Sue and Tom and the boys were in Chicago? Keeping the boys for two weeks was better than winning the lottery. Tom Sr. was seeing a psychiatrist and the group once a week and was taking antidepressants. Tom Sr. would have to just wait and see how it went.

      On Friday, Sue and Tom Jr. flew to Chicago, and they rented a car. Their first stop was the company. Tom’s supervisor had informed him that they would help them with any questions they had.

      The supervisor told Tom Jr. that a lot of their employees live in a small community three miles south of Chicago. It’s called Carlisle.

      Tom asked Sue if she wanted to drive down to Carlisle. She said yes.

      On the drive to Carlisle, Sue said, This is a nice place. We need to check out the schools. They visited the schools.

      Sue said, I like the school.

      Tom Jr. said they need to call a real estate company. Sue talked to a real estate lady. Her name was Sarah. She said, I’ll try to set up some houses for you to look at tomorrow. Can we meet at the office at 9:00 AM? Sue said yes.

      The next morning, Sarah had four houses that Sue and Tom Jr. could go

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