24 ... i guess it was ’42, well ... wayne was born. he was born premature. and my wife wasn’t in such good health. i didn’t realize she was as sick as she was ... anyhow ... after wayne was born, well ... she didn’t get any better. fact is, she got worse. and then, uh, in about six weeks, after wayne was born, well, my wife died ... so ... there for a while i don’t know ... i was like a zombie ... i didn’t ... it happened so unexpectedly for me, i didn’t -- i didn’t expect nothin’ like that ... and the way it happened ... and i just, well, i just like ... just ... staggered around all the time. i didn’t even hardly know what was goin’ on ... 24