Scout camp while all this was happening. I was very frightened all the time and couldn’t eat, lost weight, and slept very little. My husband found out where I was staying and would call at all hours during the night and threaten to kill me. He even went so far as to pull the wires out in my car so it would not start in the morning. Finally, it was time for my son to arrive home from camp and my husband beat me to picking him up and took off with him. I didn’t know where he was for 2 weeks. I was frantic. My husband called one night and told me that if I didn’t go to his attorney and sign over the house to him, I would never see my son again. He would take him to California. I did as he said. Nothing was as important to me as my son. I knew I was the better parent by far. He returned my son to me and we were divorced a short time later. I accepted $15 per week child support which incidentally didn’t even cover the milk bill. But, I was free—free---free at last and happy for the first time in years. This surely cured me of marriage. One day in 2005,Tom called and said he had to fly to Las Vegas to pick up a brand new white Lincoln limousine and would I like to accompany him on the trip since I had never been there. We flew first class with Champagne, etc. We stayed for a few days and I walked around while Tom gambled—it reminded me of my life with him. I was always alone. On the way back, we did stop at the Hoover Dam and then went to Scottsdale,AZ to visit my favorite aunt Margie. Then we stopped in Biloxi, Mississippi at the Casino, of course, so he could gamble. We then stopped at Compass Lake and stayed in the cabin for the night. We did have a lovely time. Tom passed away in 2011 and the family had a memorial for him. To give the devil his due,Tom was two people both wonderful and not so wonderful, but mostly unforgettable! So, in heartfelt words, I provided the following memorial message for his memorial book.
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