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TL: Could you tell me about what each of your children have ended up doing, their work.

AT: Oldest son, Gerard, he's taking on sculpture. I'm so glad that he's into this making sculptures and making living on this sculpture because it's hard to be artist and make a living with a family growing up and all that, but he seems to be doing quite well. And my second one is Mayumi and she's into more creative writing, which is a form of art. And the second son Deems is a jazz musician, and he is coming up with CDs and things. And Marcus is, of course, orchestra conductor, music teacher.

TL: How many grandchildren do you have?

AT: Gerard has two daughters and a son, three. Mayumi has two children, one boy and one girl. And Deems, no. And Marcus has two girls. They are all very nice grandchildren.

TL: And do you any of them pursue or are any of your grandchildren interested in the creative arts?

AT: Gerry's daughter, one is a chef, into cooking, and I think she has her way of creative cooking. Other daughter is into more performing theater work and all that, and the other young one, of course, we don't know yet. He is into baseball now. [Laughs] But Marcus's two girls are really into violin playing with the Suzuki School, and they are very serious so they are all into some kind of their own creative studies. I think that's correct.

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