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A Columbia County Boy's Recollections and Memories of Columbia County Florida (2012) Lenvil H. Dicks

materialize. After about a year they decided to try again, by the in-vitro method, and also this time it was
a failure.

1 knew they wanted a child so badly so I told them that whenever they got ready to try the in-vitro
method again, that I would pay for it that time. As luck would have it, I bought myself a grandchild,
because along came little Sarah who was a healthy baby and who has blossomed in to an attractive
young lady who is very intelligent, and has a great personality. I am very proud of Sarah and as 1 have
told them, she belongs to me because I bought and paid for her.

When Sarah was about 4 years old they decided they wanted another child, so they went the in-vitro
method again, and this time had twin boys. In-vitro twins are never identical twins, since the embryo
grows from 2 separate eggs, and before long they had John Isaac Dicks and Aaron Lenvil Dicks. Here it
is April of the year 2012, and both of these are healthy strong boys, in the third grade, and both of them
almost always make the A B Honor Roll. Sometimes they even make the Straight A Honor Roll, and 1
am so proud of them.

I make it a practice to give financial consideration to all of my grandchildren for every A they can bring
home on their report card.

My third son, Andy, was married for a period of 2 or 3 years, but his marriage simply did not work out,
and he has been divorced for many years. He shows no inclination to become a married man again, and I
do not think he even ever dates anybody anymore. He did for a long time, but he has not seemingly
found the girl that he wants to spend the rest of his life with. I wish he would, since I would like another
grandchild from Andy, but that is no reason for him to get married again if he is not inclined to do so.

I am proud of all 3 of my children, get along well with all of them, and they seem to respect me, and
love me, and the same is true of me to them. 1 have been blessed with a very nice family.

Wife No. 3

My third wife was/is Mavis Ann Parnell, known to everybody by her nickname Beadie, and she is
probably better suited to me than either one of my previous wives, although I am probably not the
easiest man in the world to get along with, nevertheless after about 16 years of marriage, we divorced,
and stayed divorced for about 10 years. Then, in 2010, on our old anniversary, we got married again,
and I take care of her, and she takes care of me.

I hope it will work out well for Beadie and me, since down deep we are really suited for each other.

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