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TL: The loss of your son must have been very difficult for the two of you.

YB: Yes it was, since it's an only child. And, we came back -- of course, we were here in Seattle and had the funeral. I think Clarence, with high blood pressure and not being too well, took it very, very hard. And of course, I did too. And I had to be careful, watch where I was going, 'cause I'd stumble over things... or crossing streets, I almost got runned over once. However, I found out we can't both keep doing that. Somebody's got to lean on someone so, I decided I better take over. So I did, and poor Clarence was ill for eighteen years thereafter. And that's what it started from, but because of his physical condition, he was unable to carry on. And he couldn't practice law any more, but he wanted to sit in the office and have people come and talk to him. And Reverend Andrews, who was a very good friend of his -- "Andy", we called him -- at the time at our church, would come and visit with him and talk things over. So he had interests and he'd walk down to Jackson Street down to Chinatown, and visit with everyone and listen to the day's news that's going on around the area; and then go into doing his pictures, so he kept himself quite busy.

TL: And at this time, did you open your color shop?

YB: I was already in it.

TL: Already doing that.

YB: He took ill after I had started.

TL: I see.

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