Letter To Miss Ines King
(John Gottlieb)
To a great woman Miss Ines King.1968 After the 4th street race, one of the cars racing against me crashed, the driver died, and the co-pilot crashed his head against the ceiling of the car and was damaged for life.My father after talking to his lawyer in my country, decided to send mi to South Carolina, to study at Clemson University, we arrived at Greenville-Spartanburg Airport, my father said: go to all the churches in the Bible belt and find the true one.The next thing he did was meeting with Mr.John.D. Hollingsworth. Mr.H was very kind with me, he invited me to stay at house A which at one time was his own house, had Sheriff Mitchell keep and eye on me. He now lived a solitary life in the woods, beside a lake in a Trailer, being one of the wealthiest men in the U.S,drived a old Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel, had cut up shoes so they did not hurt, his watch hanging from his Scottish shirt, liked chilli pepper, and took his piggybag,after we went for a hamburger. I did not follow my father?s orders of going to Clemson; I decided to join Furman University, Paladins of Justice. I stayed two years in the U.S; Mr.Hollingsworth kept always a watch for me, and helps me in many occasions sending his body guards, when I was in trouble.1971 My father became Mr.Hollingsworth right hand as vice president of multinational affairs. Before my father died in December 29th 1985,he send me to see Mr.Hollingsworth,upon my arrival I went straight to him, and said: Normally all oxen are killed when they are not usefull,what you have done for my father to maintain him alive, I will never forget. After my father died, I became Mr.Hollingsworth Agent in Chile South America, amongst other agencies thru out the world, including Mr.Hollingsworth other machinery companies in Europe. After my father died, my brothers wanted to dissolved my fathers firm, as I did not wanted this, there was a judicial fight that lasted 4 years, at the end the firm was dissolved, but I felt that my fathers name was stained, so I decided not to go on Textiles. 1990 I sent a letter to Mister Hollingsworth and travelled to say goodbye to the business affair, but not to his long friendship, which followed my father?s death, in so many occasions that I have not fingers in my hands and toes to count them.I flied with my one year old daughter and my wife, to respectfully say goodbye to Mr.Hollingsworth,Miss.King,Leland king, Bob Shand,Chief Mitchell, Manfred Kramer, Andy Rasor.Joe Bukner,Gilbert Rivers,Buck Welling,Ron Smith,James Earl Mc Daniel,Sandra Blackwell,Becky Hinton,Lorrain Swindal,?.and so many other of the big family Hollingsworth. Truthfully nobody understood that all I wanted was to show my appreciation for all the help I had received from all in Hollingsworth Worldwide Group, the people in Germany, Spain, and England. (Bollacke, Torrent, Wassman Etc) Before I left that day, it was a very but very sad day. Hollingsworth took me to a private room alone, and said :John please ask me for anything that you want, I answered: I just want to go back home with my wife and daughter and live in peace. He hugged me strongly and he cried, and after a very long hug, he said John please promise me something:If you ever find yourself in a poker hole, please give me a call, would you that for me?..I said ok. From then on i used to call him 3 to 4 times a year. Three times a went to see him, when I went to the U.S or the Caribbean, with my wife and daughter, I never said that I had gone specially to see the man that took care of me like a real son, I always stayed with Rosa Chavez, a very good friend of my father and myself. What hurts me most, is that nobody told me he was dying, strangely enough he died the same day my father died on a 29th of December I believe 17 years later.Miss Ines King you might not be able to read this, but thanks a lot of taking care of him as you and your nieces did. Just hope when the time comes you will be joined with him, and please tell him then,that I amsorry I was not there to give him his last massage.
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