Ilona Cole, Story 103

Bang and Olufsen of Denmark Music System

During our time in Vancouver, Washington we often drove to Washington Square, a large shopping mall south of Portland to do our shopping. They had so many individual great shops, not just Department stores. There was an awesome music shop who carried all the music components of Bang and Olufsen my Hal loved and wished for.

I received a large Christmas bonus from my two doctors I worked for in Longview and I wanted to spend it on a Christmas present for my Hal. Downtown Portland and at Washington Square was a great men

Ilona Cole, Story 97

1980: Our Hopes Were Granted

It was the end of October 1980. My husband Hal received the paperwork from his Employer AT&T for our transfer back to Seattle after 12 years. I was elated for my Hal, knowing how much he was waiting for this day. But I had mixed feelings. Happy for my Hal and sad to leave my two Doctors in Longview. They were not just employers they had become with their families