Source: USC, Spring 1971
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Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826)
Royal Crowell (1937 - 2010)
My stepfather was born in a small western town. His parents were civilians. He was a prodigy with a love of music, and clearly remembered his grandfather singing “Old Man River” to him when he was only two years old. His father was a pharmacist, and his mother was a school teacher. My stepfather’s health was delicate when he was a child but he was determined not to let it interfere with his pursuit of music. Eventually he overcame that and went on to university, where he was Phi Beta Kappa. Before graduating he also received a full scholarship to attend a university in Europe for one year. He was not only a musician and polymath, but a man of honesty, integrity, and curiosity. He was also my mother's soulmate. I grew to understand and love him myself, eventually regarding him as my true father.
