The passing of the year 2020

The year started like any other with Richard William Boyle turning 15 on February 9^th.  Richie continued to have trouble in his Acorn Ave home and was Sent to a home in Deer Park Long Island. He was alright when he visited us about every other weekend. He started going to the BOCE School in Bellport Long Island.

          Kenneth John Boyle Junior passed his High School Junior tests therefore becoming a High School Senior at Patchogue-Medford High School in September.   Ken also passed his Driver test getting his driver’s License. He got a job at Best Buy in the Patchogue store. Ken said he wanted to move in with his Grandparents when he turned 18 in December, but his uncle John told him if he stayed with them Ken could use John’s car so it looks like he will stay in his Acorn Ave home. Ken ended the year with a Girlfriend named Madison or Matie for short.

          Kenneth John Boyle Senior Tested [ Positive for Corona virus in April staying in Quarantine for about two weeks before testing negative. Ken said most if not everyone came down with the Corona Virus. So far we were lucky for only Kenny came down with many around the world dying of the Virus.

          Michael John Boyle Usually do reenacting with his brother Kenny Sr., but not this year for all reenacting events were canceled because of the Virus Mike and Ken also had to cancel a trip that they had planned to Boston.

          Adele and I did a lot of Gardening stay out the publics way and we turned in our 1917 Chev Cruise to the Jeep Dealer then Leased a 2021 Jeep with all the bells and whistles

 

Remembering the year 1968

 

Family: When the year 1968 began Adele Grace Eiermann and I, (Richard Boyle) didn’t even know each other, even though we both worked at AIL “Airborne Instruments Laboratories”. We finally meet in April and started dating. We dated all year except for a brief time when I visited my sister and her children in Florida. I drove a 1968 Firebird and Adele drove a 1960 Chevrolet. Before the year was over we agreed to get married.

 

The World:  The Vietnam War still rages on with working class Americans sent to kill and be killed for nothing.   Anti-War protests continue as President Lyndon Johnson says he will not run for anther term as President. Vice-President Hubert Humphrey runs against Richard Nixon. Peace talks start in Paris and Nixon says he will bring us peace with “honor”.

          Martin Luther King Jr.  is shot in the Lorraine Motel in Memphis and Robert F Kennedy is shot in Los Angeles.  The Soviet Union invades Czechoslovakia; there is a Police riot at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Election Day. The results of the popular vote are 31,770,000 for Nixon, 43.4 percent of the total; 31,270,000 or 42.7 percent for Humphrey; 9,906,000 or 13.5 percent for Wallace; and 0.4 percent for other candidates.