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Diana Margaret Mitchel is born
She was born on January 1st, 1941 at Englewood hospital. -
Donald Mitchell is born
Grandma's brother is born. He would go on to work as a police officer in Chicago. -
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Grammar School
Grammar school Louis Champlin was right next to Englewood High School which was an all-black high school. There weren't enough classrooms for all the kids at her school some classes were in the high school. Since this was in the '40s and '50s there was still a lot of school segregation. -
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Highschool
Grandma attended Harper High School. -
Married
My grandma married my grandpa,'Martin McHale', at St. Barbra's church, Marty, at age 19. -
Martin Mchale, Jr is born.
My dad is born. -
Jimmy McHale is Born
My Uncle Jimmy is born at LaGrange Hospital. -
Father passed away
Her father Arthur passed away at age 69. A couple of years ago we found out that he had another family in Ireland that he left and came to America. -
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Employment
My grandma worked at a jewelry store that sold jewelry and statues. It was located in a mall, a block from her house on pine street. -
Mother Passed Away
Her mother Catherine passed away at the age of 66 -
Bought a Monkey
My grandma bought a capuchin monkey from an amusement park in Chicago. My grandma had seen the monkeys from the Lincoln Park zoo, they were well behaved so she hoped to train him. The monkeys' name was Capooch. -
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Montgomery Ward
Grandma got a job selling appliances here, she was one of the few women that worked at the store. -
Moved to LaGrange Highlands
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Donald Mitchell passes away
Donald died in the line of duty. Him and my grandma were very close. He was buried in Meridian, Mississippi. -
Martin McHale died
A few years after being diagnosed with melanoma(skin cancer), Martin passed away. He contracted melanoma from serving in WWII, long prolong exposure to the sun led to a sore being developed on his back. -
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New Job
My grandma got a new job at the Great Indoors which was right across the street from her previous job. -
Homer Glen
My Grandma moved into a home in a retirement community due to her arthritis. -
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Health
My grandma has recently been dealing with a multitude of health problems, including diabetes and sinus infections. Due to this, she lives needs a care taker to help her with common chores around her house.