MEMOIRS

by Jerry Worthing

In these memoirs I will try to recall various aspects of my life, including those things that my parents told me about my ancestors. Unfortunately, I tend to be rather non-observing in many matters, so at times what I say may not be factual… but simply the way I remember it.

Once in a while when I give my name and address to someone they comment on the repetition of Ws in Worthing, Weaving Lane, and Wantagh. As I’ve been thinking of writing memoirs I think back on the high school days of writing for the school newspaper and being told to answer the questions Who? What? Where? When? Why?

As I try to split my life into logical segments, more Ws come to mind: Where did I live, and Who did I live with? Who were my friends outside the home? What was my Work like? What did I do in my spare time?

1. Prologue
2. The Early Years – 1924-1931
3. Merrick – 1931-1934
4. North Merrick – 1934-1937
5. High School – 1937-1941
6. College – 1941-1943
7. Army Training – 1943-1945
8. Overseas – 1945-1946
9. Home Again – 1946-1949
10. Early Marriage Years – 1947-1953
11. Servomechanisms – 1948-1955
12. Early Family and Community Activities – 1953-1968
13. Trio Laboratories – 1953-1968
14. Retirement Years – After 1968
    1. My Jobs Before Retirement – 1931-1968
    2. Our Asia Trip – 1969
    3. Cable TV – 1969-1972
    4. Political Campaigns – 1972-1986
    5. A Lifetime of Computers – After 1941
    6. Mepham Alumni Association – After 1961

Family History

• The Family Ancestors
• The Search for Josefa
• The Weisz Family of Budapest*
• The Worthing Story (Volumes I, II, and III)*
• Helene Kneisel Worthing*
• Josefa Nagel Weisz – Letters from Beyond*
• John Worthing*

*In book format

Appendices

• Memories of Frank Schneider
• Memories of Max Berking
• Pictures of Aunt Ruth Murphy

History of MEMOIRS
Started, October 31, 1990
Last WordStar Update, January 1998
Converted to HTML 5/31/99

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