My Brother’s Keeper

were holding the wrong person that he heard some of the guys talking in the den about the mother upstairs getting it on with a couple different guys , but they didn’t care .

They said that the mother described the person that raped her had dark hair and was about 5 ft 10 and of course when I walked into the kitchen I had dark hair and I was about the right height . My brother asked the guys to bring the mother downstairs and back into the kitchen. He then had the students take me into the living room and he sat down in the chair in the kitchen . He said when the mother comes in just ask her if she was sure that the person sitting in the chair was the one that raped her . When she came in they asked her the question and she looked at my brother and said

My brother was smart enough to realize that he, Marty and myself were about the same size and had the same color of hair. The guys that were holding me apologized and let me go and my brother said to Marty and me let’s get the hell out of here immediately . We went out jumpe in our car and took off down the street and no sooner had we left the cops passed In the opposite direction headed for the house on “ Millionaire’s Row “. The next day my brother got a call from his college friend who told him after the cops arrived and questioned a few students they realized the mother was guilty of letting minors drink alcohol and willingly invited a few of the guys into her bedroom !

Howard later became an attorney here in California and unfortunately was killed in 1999 by a drunk driver We spent almost 60 years together and I lost more than a

In 1960 my brother Howard, his friend Marty and I were invited to a party by one of Howards college brothers . The party was in an exclusive , wealthy suburb of Pittsburgh called Shadyside , on 5th avenue, apt nicknamed “Millionaire’s Row”. My brother was a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh and when we arrived at the party there were many students from the University. Of course there was a couple kegs of beer and needless to say after an hour or so half the party was bombed. I only had a Coke as I didn’t like the taste of beer and was having a great time as there were as many girls as there were boys. The party was actually being held by one of the girl students from the University and her mother was present and didn’t seem to mind whether any one of us was of age. She joined right in and was drinking as much if not more than the rest of the crowd . After about an hour she staggered upstairs and no one seem to miss her at all. About an hour later her daughter went upstairs to find her mother laying in bed naked and I guess the mother was embarrassed because of her nakedness and said that she had been raped .

The daughter came downstairs and told a couple of senior guys about what happened upstairs and they immediately began to hunt for the rapist. The mother came downstairs , sat in the kitchen and when I walked in she said “ He’s he’s the one that raped me ! Immediately the three seniors grab me put me in a chair and called the police . I told the three guys that this was insane and I had not consumed any alcohol and never went upstairs but nevertheless they were holding me untill the police arrived. The Mother and daughter went back upstairs I guess to wait for the police . As soon as my brother heard about me being held in the kitchen he told the guys that they she was absolutely sure that he was the one. Then the mother went into the living room and my brother had our friend Marty sit in the chair. The mother was brought back into the kitchen and ask to make a positive identity of the guy sitting in the chair was the one that raped her . She looked at Marty and said “I told you guys before he’s definitely the one” and they told her to go back upstairs and wait till the police arrived . brother I lost the best friend anyone could ever have .. Over the years Howard was always at my side , protecting me and he was my hero .

Later on when I became successful I hired him as my lawyer and general manager but I could never repay him for being my Keeper ! God bless You …Howard