Sidney Trader:  

Life My family moved to Compton in 1949 where I attended Janie P. Abbott from 2nd to 6th grade. After three years at Whaley Jr, I went on to attend and graduate from Dominguez Hi in 1960. In January '59 I married my sweetheart, Kerrby Trader, (a Compton High '58 graduate) and we bought our first home on the corner of Acacia & Myrrh across the street from Compton High. I went to work for Ducommon Metals & Supply in 1964 and worked there for 17 years. In 1968 Kerrby & I sold our home in Compton and moved to "The Horse Capitol of the U.S.A" where we have stayed for 39 years. Kerrby owned "Kerrby's Arco" in Huntington Park for 20 years and retired from the Gas Station Business at age 42. After taking a year off he bought a dump truck and went into the trucking business with a 7 truck fleet. Three tone green "Trader Trucking" trucks could be seen hauling asphalt through-out L.A, Orange, Riverside, SanBernardino, & San Diego Counties for the next 22 years. I was the office help which means I did everything the business needed me to do except drive a truck. In 1987 (after both of our daughter were married and on thier own) we bought a 34' Pace Arrow and, at every opportunity, traveled all of the western USA. We also had a 4X4 Dodge truck and Jeep and belonged to the "CHUCKWALLA" jeep club and spent many weekends 4-wheeling the California mountains & deserts. In 2003 Kerrby had a triple by-pass and his health continued to deteriorate so in 2004 we began down sizeing and when he turned 65 we sold the business and officially retired. Hip Hip Hooray!!! (Being in business for yourself is not what it's cracked up to be) I started taking lessons on "Hand Painting China" in 1980 and am still doing it today. It's a great therapy in addition to being a wonderful art form. I've had entries in the L.A. County Fair and won several Ribbons which is a real gas. I've donated a few pieces to the "Dominguez Annual Get-To-Gether" as door prizes. In 1984 I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer but, after a lumpectomy, chemo-therapy, and radiation treatments, I'm happy to say that in December 2006 I was 11 years cancer free. P.T.L. Kerrby & I have two daughters, Carrie and Kelly, who are happily married to ...Expand for more