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I am grateful for the years I spent at U. City High School and the friends I made during that time. The truth is I have too many great memories of classmates and good friends and teachers and classes to recount even a few in this short statement. But no autobiography, no matter how short, would be complete without my acknowledging, at the very least, the importance of my high school years in forming the foundation for the rich and fulfilling life I am now enjoying. After graduating from U. City High, I attended the University of Wisconsin. It was there that I came of age. My awareness of the world around me came into clear focus. I attended my first sit-in at the lunch counter at Woolworth's. I majored in history and took classes from some of the finest professors in the United States. I learned to drink beer and to appreciate Big-10 football. I met and married my wife, Sheila. After Wisconsin, I returned to St. Louis and attended Washington University where I received my law degree in 1964. I enjoyed the study and practice of law, but I wanted to do something more for others. At that time the civil rights movement was just beginning so I joined the staff of the Legal Aid Society of St. Louis where I was able to work on what was then cutting edge legal issues that brought about reform for poor and disadvantaged Americans. |