CHUCK'S SERVICE IN WWIIChick's naval career began when he enlisted in the US Navy on March 28, 1945. He reported for active duty on May 16, 1945, at the Plankington Building in downtown Milwaukee. After boot camp at Great Lakes, he left for Port Hueneme, CA, on July 23, 1945. He shipped out to Guam in October 1945. Chick was honorably discharged on June 31, 1946. Read about his service here:
Sixty-seven years later, on May 24 - May 26, 2013, Chuck took an Honor Flight to Washington DC to visit the WWII Memorial. Son Scott and grandson Jake met him there. It was an experience he would never forget. Read about it here:
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MURIEL'S "STORY OF ME""This is the story of me-Muriel Helen Knapp Splitgerber also known as Mim to family and childhood friends, Murt to college friends (my first roommate knew another Muriel who was Murt so she thought I should be, too), Auntie M to niece Chris, M to tennis friends in Waukesha and Ma, Mom or Nana to immediate family and friends. Since I met Chick in college, he calls me Murt as did our employees at Trier's. My personal choice was Mimi Scanlon, which I envisioned in bright lights on Broadway or in the movies when I was young and prone to day dreams. All of this describes the continuous process to become who I am." Read the rest of the story here:
"As life continues, one has opportunities to pursue may different activities- some become life-long pursuits, some fill a need or desire at that period of one’s journey and some just in the spirit on adventure. Some choices enrich one’s life, some choices consume one’s life, some choices are detrimental to one’s life. Nonetheless, these choices make us who we are. Therefore, these are the choices that I made."
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Pocantico HillsThe story of growing up in Pocantico Hills.
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"We have written this autobiography to pass on to our children and descendants, to provide insight as to how we lived our lives. Ultimately, to define ourselves as we evolved into who we are. . ."
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"It is our hope that we can establish a foundation for our family to build on that will describe each family member as our family grows into the future."
(Charles A. Splitgerber.)
(Charles A. Splitgerber.)