Charles Eddie Laurito:  

...so I left high school for college and plowed on through to medical school and beyond. I lived in Pittsburgh, then Boston, then Chicago, where I've been since 1985. All told, life has been very good to me! I had a difficult few years following the illness and eventual death of my wife of 40 years, Brenda Ross. We married during our third year of med school and found a fairly easy rhythm to raising 3 children while she practiced Pediatrics and I taught Anesthesiology. The last 2 years were filled with all of the ugly complications of malignant hypertension leading to renal failure and peritoneal dialysis. After some time passed, I began dating. This was a ridiculous, embarrassing, funny, and entirely joyful endeavor for a 66 year old. Friends and their friends made suggestions and hosted dinners. Now I’m with a woman I’ve known casually for many years. Since we like to travel and have time, we’ve been giving a significant amount of our money to the airline industry as we work our way around the globe. I have a good time with my t...Expand for more