alice piggee-wallack:  

I lived on 19th and Roosevelt and later at 21th and McKinley. I spent most of my class time, regardless of the subject, reading fiction. I enjoyed school and considered everyone my friend. My favorite activities were art and, of course, parties. I usually dated athletes, and not necessarily Tolleston guys. I attended Indiana State University. That did not work out too well. Later, I worked at Beatty Memorial Hospital in Westville and for the Gary Public School District as teacher's aid for a moment. My job at Michael Reese Hospital was the love of my life. I worked there 11 years and lived in Chicago during that time. Destiny led me down a different...Expand for more