Roger V. (Vin) Woolf:  

I was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Roger C. Woolf of Ravana and Dorothy L Woolf (Mead) of Coopersville. When I was four years old, my Mother and Father left me with my Grandparents on my Mothers side so, they could go to a Dance. At the time, we lived in Coopersville about a mile North of the High school. Anyway, at the dance, my father would dance with all the other women but, would not dance with my mother. How long this went on, I can't say but, a little later, a man approached my mother and asked for a dance. She accepted which, made my father very upset. They argued and left the dance, him slapping my mother around. When they stopped at my Grandparents to pick me up, the argument got hotter with my father punching my Grandfather in the mouth. We got in the car and headed for home. On the way, the argument really got hot to the point that, my father turned our side of the car around into the on-coming path of a truck. I didn't get hurt as, my mother was holding me so, shielded me, taking the brunt of the impact herself. She was injured quite badly and needed stitches in her head. Obviously, this all resulted in a divorce, rightfully so. We stayed with my Grandparents after that for about a year. After that, I hated the name of Roger. My family started calling me ¿Vin¿ or ¿Vinnie.¿ My middle name is ¿Vinton¿ after an Uncle I never met. I have since, only used the name of Roger in a professional manner or with people I do not know. About a year after the divorce, my mother married a man by the name of Gerald Everett. He had custody of his two children from a previous marriage. It seems, his ex had hired a hitman to do him in. That's why, he had custody of their children back in the late 40's. His daugh...Expand for more