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October 29, 1929; Billions, Lifetimes Lost As Stocks Crashed

My forever nervous and worried mother Irene might have been referring to whether there were enough funds available to continue to fund the monthly fees for her long-term care facility. At a deeper level, my forever nervous and worried mother Irene was referring to the heart attack and death of her magistrate father, John, in October of 1929. My mother was nine and the tragedy of having no father and no money echoed forward into her forever nervous and worried life into mine.