When my daughter Tina was born I was in Germany. I was in the Army at the time so I wasn’t on hand to support my wife or help her with the delivery. When my son Kenneth was born I was at work in my Pizza Restaurant in Adams. When my daughter Dawn was born I was in the hospital myself for an operation on my eyes. When my son Walter was born I was in work at the Orchards in Williamstown and no one would cover for me. Now when my daughter Melissa was born we had to transport my wife to B. M. C. in Pittsfield because she was having a hard time with the birth. After nine hours the doctor came to me and asked me whom he should save, my wife or the child? I hesitated for about five minutes and I told him to try to save them both, but if he couldn’t, please save my wife. I told him that we had four other children at home that needed her and that I needed her around to help me with them. About six hours later the doctor came back to me and said that he was able to save them both and that it was a girl.