Book excerpt: Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Butch O’Hare was born on 13 March 1914 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the opposite of sharp, bitter, and angry. He would be known by everyone he met to be the opposite of sharp, bitter, and angry. His father, Edgar Joseph O’Hare, so esteemed the name Edward that he used it throughout his adult life. #2 EJ was extremely effervescent, and Selma was very reticent. They married in 1912, and EJ went to St. Louis University to earn credits in the School of Commerce and Finance. He never feared work, and he was fiercely determined to make a better life for himself and his family. #3 Butch’s parents noticed that his disposition was more Dutch than Irish or German. EJ’s letters to Selma in 1926, when Butch was going on twelve, almost always referred to him as the little Dutchman rather than Eddie. Love did not cease, only the manner in which it was demonstrated. #4 Butch was a very smart child, and he was always in good grades. He was also very creative, and he would often make things with his paint brush. He and his sister Patsy would often escape St. Louis to a camp on a river.