Dennis L. McKiernan Quotes

A middle child, I was born in the depths of the Great Depression. My dad and mom were factory workers, struggling to make ends meet.

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• A middle child, I was born in the depths of the Great Depression. My dad and mom were factory workers, struggling to make ends meet.

  

  Dennis L. McKiernan
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