I met Steve at Starbucks. His shirt said "Whitehead 1901." I asked him what that meant. He didn't know; his son gave him the shirt.
By the time I came back outside after ordering a coffee, Steve had looked it up. Whitehead was a man who claimed to invent manned flight two years before the Wright Brothers.
Steve grew up in the wealthy nearby town of Darien. His father was a successful lawyer and his brother was a good scholar, but Steve didn't like formal education. So, he became a machinist.
An interesting guy. We had a good conversation.
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Our elders are gold, they have stories behind stories and so much, if we take the time to listen. Whiteheads that name as I have found it to be of course Steve here is a great example, his hair it white (he's lucky he has so much too) and coming from a background of automobiles many folks refer to anyone driving a Buick as being a whitehead because so many of the older generation drive Buicks. I'm not so sure I'd ever give anyone a shirt like that, but apparently Steve is honored by it and he wears it well. Your good conversation with him will last you a lifetime, I'm sure.
Jack, you take the best portrait photos. I suspect it has something to do with getting people to trust you by talking to them. Yes, Steve is an interesting guy.
A great person to meet and enjoy. Lots of history in his brain.
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