Over the next 11 months we will be sharing the Memoirs That Made Me Who I Am. These are compiled stories written about the life of a former Gallup resident Eugene Leone. Before his passing, he wrote, “It is with great delight that I share these stories from my heart, which have been inside for many years. My desire is that the reader would be able to go back to a time that was very real and may have been lost through the years.
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Chapter Two
Coal Miner's Hazard
Many fathers and mothers have, through the years, taken their siblings to see the buildings they helped build, including the roads and/or the bridges they worked on. Most of
this was done with a sense of pride and accomplishment, as this was my dad’s motive in this endeavor. However, it was just the opposite. He wanted to show and tell me of
