twenty times to be sure he Despite his objections, Suzie wouldn’t forget. signed on as a nurse and went to Over the next year he called London to help the devastated her Sunday, and even learned Brits. While there, she taught to take the bus from Columbus to herself Braille so she could send Pickerington to visit her. letters home to Matthew. Nobody Sometimes they went to the had ever done that before. Her movies, where she narrated in a thoughtfulness moved him, and few, select words, what was Matthew vowed to make her happening on the big screen. proud. The next day he put on a They’d go for walks, play suit and found his way to North horseshoes, or just sit on the American Aviation, where he porch swing drinking sweet tea knew they were in need of and talking. general laborers. Despite being Following high school, when shorthanded, they showed him most of the boys who hadn’t the door. The same happened at joined up after Pearl Harbor went Curtiss-Wright, Alco ahead and shipped off to Europe Manufacturing, and General or the Pacific, Matthew once Electric. But the Continental Can again felt like an outsider. His Company, who had thousands folks had pushed him to take a job more orders than they could at a local workshop making process with the meager brooms for ten cents each. Suzie, workforce, offered him a on the other hand, pushed him to week that ended up lasting reach further. settle for almost forty years. “Never mediocrity,” she said more than The job at Continental Can once. will always tell you did much more than increase “People that you can’t, but I never will. I Matthew’s independence, know better. I know you can do and savings account. anything you set your mind to, It proved to Suzie’s parents that Matthew.” he could provide for her. Six months after her return from
twenty times to be sure he wouldn’t forget. Over the next year he called her Sunday, and even learned to take the bus from Columbus to Pickerington to visit her. Sometimes they went to the movies, where she narrated in a few, select words, what was happening on the big screen. They’d go for walks, play horseshoes, or just sit on the porch swing drinking sweet tea and talking. Following high school, when most of the boys who hadn’t joined up after Pearl Harbor went ahead and shipped off to Europe or the Pacific, Matthew once again felt like an outsider. His folks had pushed him to take a job at a local workshop making brooms for ten cents each. Suzie, on the other hand, pushed him to reach further. “Never settle for mediocrity,” she said more than once. “People will always tell you that you can’t, but I never will. I know better. I know you can do anything you set your mind to, Matthew.” Despite his objections, Suzie signed on as a nurse and went to London to help the devastated Brits. While there, she taught herself Braille so she could send letters home to Matthew. Nobody had ever done that before. Her thoughtfulness moved him, and Matthew vowed to make her proud. The next day he put on a suit and found his way to North American Aviation, where he knew they were in need of general laborers. Despite being shorthanded, they showed him the door. The same happened at Curtiss-Wright, Alco Manufacturing, and General Electric. But the Continental Can Company, who had thousands more orders than they could process with the meager workforce, offered him a that ended up lasting almost forty years. The job at Continental Can did much more than increase Matthew’s independence, and savings account. It proved to Suzie’s parents that he could provide for her. Six months after her return from week
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