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 Nine
Poke
I arrived in Omaha for my second year at Creighton University in the wonderful company of my new bride who, quite frankly, is the best thing that ever happened to me. The grocer who owned the rental apartment accompanied us on a short walk-up California Street, which also ran up to the church
and administration building of Creighton. The apartment was on the second floor of an old building, but which had been well cared for. We went in and were pleased to see a nice living room, small bedroom, bathroom, and a pantry. The rent was reasonable, and our landlord was our grocer, butcher and was good-humored;
