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respected, on the West Coast, a mutual friend. So she would keep in touch with him, and as a I say, in a time when the market was generally going up, nevertheless, she took the million dollars, and in no time at all she had over $four million; then when she died there was about $five point three, I think, or something like that, in the account.

Q:

You say when she died you scattered her ashes--You told this off-tape, so I wanted you to be able to tell it on tape; that you scattered her ashes back in Ohio.

Stanton:

Yes.

Q:

Where was that?

Stanton:

On the Olentangy River. Don't ask me to spell it, but it's a river that runs through Columbus. It comes down from the north of Ohio and is a lazy little stream. When we were first in graduate school, in spring and summer she would pack a picnic lunch or dinner. Since we had so much fun there--[pause]

Q:

That was the logical place.

Stanton:

Yes, it was.

Q:

We should probably wrap up soon --

Stanton:

What time is it?





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