(seq. 41)

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September 29, 1965

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My dear Ms. Van Waters,

First and foremost, I
wish to apologize for not answering sooner,
dued to the numerous abligations required after
the death of my brother James, whom you mis-
takenly presumed was me in your letter to the
Edition, was the reason I delayed corresponding.
Secondly, I would like you to know after reading
your missive to the Edition of the Mentor that I think,
nay; in fact, I know you're a very wonderful
person

Perhaps you would
like to know a little about my brother. For the
past seventeen years, except for several months,
he remained with me throughout my confinement.
He died while working in the prison laundry of
a heart attack. He was very well-liked by the popu-
lation as he was known as "one of the boys". A high
mass of requiem was celebrated here for him
and for the first time in the history fo the chapel
every seat was filled by men of different faiths; and
the men donated over two hundred dollars for
spiritual bouquets. They purchased a gold and silver
cross for the prison altar in his memory and

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