Dennis Smith:
CLASS OF 1959
Hammond High SchoolClass of 1959
Hammond, IN
Hammond Technical-Vocational High SchoolClass of 1959
Hammond, IN
Irving Junior High SchoolClass of 1956
Hammond, IN
Washington Junior High SchoolClass of 1956
Hammond, IN
Washington Irving Elementary SchoolClass of 1956
Hammond, IN
Dennis's Story
Life
Claim to fame:Only man to ever be ran out of Wickenburg,Arizona on a permanent basis.
2nd Claim To Fame:I have loved every woman I have ever met.
Third Claim To Fame: I play the guitar. I backed up Elvis on "Kentucky Rain"..Ok,I lied--I can't play a guitar but I really do like moonlit walks on the beach..Well..actually I don't. Or walking in the rain either.But I do have some redeeming qualities. I mean,I must...right?
Military
Atomic Veteran
Occupation
Outlaw by trade
Also wrote a novel-It's being presented as a work of fiction but is actually the story of my own life between ages 6 and 23 with all nmaes changed to protect the guilty.
"Christmas Angels" By Dennis Smith
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CHRISTMAS ANGELS
Daniel Knight is born in a coal mining community in Alabama where he lives with his totally dysfunctional family..His mother with whom Daniel suffers a strained relationship, has a nervous condition that his grandmother calls "running fits." His adventures here with classmates and friends are recalled as well as the racism he sees against blacks from an uncle an...Expand for more
d others.His father is the only one who seems to think it wrong to hate black people. Explosions happen at the coal mine and deaths occur. Hard times and constant strikes at the coal mine cause his father to find work in Ohio when the Korean war starts, and then the family later moves to Indiana where Daniel goes through his teenage years and has his first sexual experience. After high school he joins the Navy when his heart is broken by a girl. During his time in the Navy, Daniel has numerous adventures in California and sees the Far East. He and his shipmates work around the clock to keep the old WW2 vintage ship running. After being in the Philippines, Daniel's ship is ordered to the South Pacific for nuclear testing. This is a harrowing experience for Daniel and his shipmates with the Cuban Missle Crisis corresponding with the tests. After Daniel receives an honorable discharge ,he goes back to Indiana where things are in turmoil. The end finds him on a Greyhound bus headed back to Alabama to live with his beloved grandmother.
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