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SY: So, Frank, unfortunately, we're gonna have to start closing, and I know we have, you have much more to say. But I would like to ask you, when you look back on your life now, and you have children, right? You have how many children?

FO: I have three.

SY: Three children. So what would you tell them? What are you the most proud of in your lifetime?

FO: Well, the thing is, I tell them, "You've got to be honest, and you can't dirty the family name." So I've been trying to pound that into their heads because it was pounded into my head.

SY: And the thing that in your own life, what are you the most proud of as far as your small contribution to the world?

FO: Well, you know, I was real proud of my wife. She helped me quite a bit, yeah. And she's not a flashy person, and she was a nice person, but got along with everybody and she helped everybody. So I wasn't ashamed to take her anyplace. And she used to tell me, "I have nothing to wear." I said, "Wear anything that looks presentable," so that's what she did. But the fact is, the Japanese people from Japan, the big shot that came over, they liked her, you see. And they said, "Frank is too frank, but he's got a nice wife." [Laughs]

SY: And unfortunately, Vi's not with us anymore, but that's a very nice way to close, I think. That's a nice tribute to her.

FO: Even to this day I miss her, I think about her.

SY: Well, this has been a very interesting interview, Frank. You are definitely one of a kind.

FO: No, no.

SY: Thank you very much.

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