Richard Minott and Cheryl Simons

00:02 My name is Cheryl Simon. I am 69 years old today is October 21st 2016 in Clinton Hill, New York.

00:46 Tell me about Brooklyn where you grew up.

00:52 Where are you?

01:39 What was Brooklyn like when you were young?

02:03 Graduated

02:31 Anyway

03:05 Anything else about what about what Papa told you about Brooklyn?

03:54 What is out?

04:43 Very interesting. What did you do for fun when you were young?

05:44 Tell me about Coney Island.

05:55 We would go.

06:41 Did you have a nickname?

08:10 Graduate from high school

08:24 Tell me about

08:44 What you call record?

09:52 High School

11:10 What school was that?

11:31 Moving on to another

11:36 When did you first fall in love with mother?

12:32 How long will you together before you got married?

13:31 Concord Baptist Church

15:05 I just called I couldn't afford.

16:14 12 / 2

16:22 That was wonderful.

16:25 How did you celebrate when you paid it off?

16:30 Celebrate

16:36 Good friend

16:57 I remember my mother.

18:08 We both

18:32 We went to

21:07 She was so influential.

21:23 Retired from seeing what was your title?

22:13 The old school

23:02 Good morning.

23:27 I remember stories told me about you were at lunch one day and a homeless man came up and asked you for money.

24:18 Okay.

24:21 We'll talk about you being a parent.

24:24 A parrot rescue

24:33 First of all

26:02 What did you want to do?

26:18 I realize

27:01 What was your first job?

27:31 Everybody

28:39 All I know.

29:28 People who are going to be

30:59 24 + 6

31:09 How do you feel?

31:34 Radio operator

32:25 What's a 1 point when you were transferred to an orc I need unit?

34:42 Why not?

34:44 Tell me about the officers.

35:04 We didn't know any.

35:37 Okay.

35:48 When you first learned that mother had a stroke. How did you feel?

36:34 How has taking care of her changed your life?

36:42 Only

37:10 What's the most stressful part of?

37:53 Is there anything you've never told me that you like to tell me today?

38:13 Thank you to those who come after you.

39:47 What do they call you want this block?

40:29 You're mine.

40:40 Sad

40:45 What is most important to you at this time?

41:46 Thank you.

41:55 My name is Cheryl Simons. I am 69 years old today is October 21st, 2016.

42:18 4 years old

42:27 In Brooklyn

42:37 Tell me about Brooklyn.

42:45 Where are they?

42:48 I was born.

42:51 517 Gates Avenue

42:56 No longer exist

43:00 Reborn in the house

43:32 What was Brooklyn like when you were young?

43:56 I graduated.

44:00 I figured.

44:09 Which was the

44:58 Anything else about Brooklyn? What about Brooklyn?

45:07 And he would tell me about.

45:25 You doing good?

45:47 What about the I would probation the where you could get liquor?

46:01 Pacific Street

46:08 What the fuck?

46:16 Flickr

46:36 That's very interesting.

46:41 What did you do for fun when you?

46:46 What do I do for fun?

46:54 It was

47:37 Tell me about Coney Island.

47:50 Mason

48:03 You got this.

48:32 Okay.

48:34 Nickname

49:00 I didn't believe.

49:18 Talk a little bit.

49:23 My mother and father

49:48 Brother

50:03 The Graduate

50:07 Waldron the time

50:17 Tell me about

50:37 What you call the Department of Sanitation?

51:08 What did Papa have you do?

51:17 Well

51:27 I would make up.

51:32 He will just have me do them.

51:39 He became what was your strength in high school? What would your best subject well?

52:09 Before

52:20 Did you go to school with someone who became very famous?

52:28 Elementary School

52:38 Everyday Norman would come over me and my friends and

52:45 Tell me.

53:03 I did not know. What school was that.

53:23 Alright, so we're moving on to another subject.

53:29 When did you first fall in love with mother?

53:35 When did I first fall in love with Lord have mercy?

53:47 Unusual

53:54 Will buy most of us will run around holding her baby holding funeral.

54:25 Okay, how long will you to get before you get married?

54:40 And probably

54:45 You got to remember.

54:57 Eventually, we were able to get it.

55:07 What were the best time?

55:10 We got married. What was the best time?

55:14 The best time

55:24 Before

55:29 Before I do

56:26 What about the most?

56:34 Most difficult

56:58 Want to buy this home? I couldn't afford it.

57:03 I can tell you one thing.

57:07 I worked what's it called?

57:23 Because she had a

57:38 Later

57:46 You mean Vine?

57:50 How long does it take to pay it off?

57:56 Well

58:03 Of course.

58:07 It would be 12 years.

58:14 That was wonderful.

58:18 How did you celebrate when you paid it off?

58:27 The one thing

58:29 We had good friends.

58:32 We are good neighbors. And so

58:45 Always

58:50 I remember my mother didn't answer me.

59:01 And I remember and I still

59:29 Okay, let's move on will talk about religion.

59:37 Tell me a little bit about your spiritual religious beliefs.

59:54 My wife and myself

01:00:01 We both thought.

01:00:11 Would you read about the difference?

01:00:25 We went to

01:00:31 In the Box

01:00:33 John baptized

01:00:54 React

01:01:03 Tell me a little bit about Church of Christ.

01:01:13 We are both active.

01:01:19 It's directly.

01:01:23 From

01:01:28 It's cool that I graduated from.

01:01:43 Before birth

01:01:47 Before I fall

01:02:30 And we both became who is the minister at the time.

01:03:00 So influential

01:03:04 And the church

01:03:16 Retired from being the the Deacon. What was your title?

01:03:26 Chairman of the deacon board

01:03:32 It was a challenge.

01:03:50 What was this thing? I do.

01:04:09 And it's hard for me to

01:04:23 So what happened?

01:04:32 Watch Brooklyn.

01:05:06 You would.

01:05:10 Today is the difference.

01:05:20 I remember a story you told me about.

01:05:24 At lunch one day and a homeless man came up and asked you for money.

01:05:37 Well

01:05:46 AutoTrader

01:05:59 You want to watch?

01:06:13 We'll talk about you being a parent.

01:06:17 Carrot cake

01:06:37 What do you want to be when you grow up?

01:07:19 Do you have any particular dreams for your children?

01:07:40 You always get what you work for.

01:07:52 What did you want to do when?

01:08:02 Being any particular profession

01:08:11 I do have a profession.

01:08:14 I realized

01:08:51 So when you what was your first job?

01:09:01 I don't know.

01:09:04 I don't know what my first real job. Would I do not?

01:09:24 Everybody

01:09:48 Okay.

01:10:10 What would you do?

01:10:32 Yes, I do know I guess our

01:11:19 Training and you would see people who were going to be Tuskegee Airmen.

01:12:00 Before they cut me off with

01:12:03 They did a terrific job. Remember that one weekend.

01:12:17 When you were training.

01:12:19 And you went home?

01:12:23 For the weekend and when you came back.

01:12:52 One Day More

01:13:02 How do you feel?

01:13:27 Radio operator

01:13:38 It was my job.

01:13:43 Friday morning

01:13:54 But my brother.

01:13:57 That I work with.

01:14:18 What's a 1 point when you were transferred to an all Tiny's unit?

01:14:28 Yes.

01:14:48 How are you all came out?

01:14:51 And they were

01:14:54 When they show me

01:14:57 After two days a movie again.

01:15:04 Where did you go?

01:15:36 I don't know.

01:15:45 I didn't want to see it. I did not have much the gun.

01:16:16 They gave us this God damn one.

01:16:26 The only thing they gave us

01:16:29 What's the gun?

01:16:35 Why not?

01:16:37 I don't know I guess.

01:16:46 Tell me about the officer.

01:17:08 How we got to work?

01:17:33 OK Google, can I change the subject and talk about

01:17:41 When you first learned that mother had a stroke. How did you feel?

01:18:06 Supposed

01:18:16 I knew she would take care of me.

01:18:25 Okay, how has taken care for changed your life.

01:18:36 Only

01:19:02 Okay, what's the most stressful part of caregiving?

01:19:14 I don't know.

01:19:17 The most

01:19:35 How do you treat somebody and you appreciate?

01:19:45 Is there anything you've never told me that you'd like to tell me today?

01:19:59 I've never told you review.

01:20:06 Knowing that you take care of. What advice would you pass on to those? Who come after you?

01:20:27 Words of wisdom

01:20:37 Play Hot song.

01:21:07 I quoted.

01:21:36 Okay.

01:21:38 Powerful words

01:21:40 What did they call you want this block?

01:21:46 Good Times

01:22:29 Okay.

01:22:32 All right, Dad.

01:22:38 What is most important to you with this time fly?

01:23:00 I pray for all my neighbors.

01:23:04 Part of my life

01:23:16 Good grief.

01:23:24 Go to life appreciating.

01:23:28 Jamar neighbors are and what they are respect them.

01:23:35 The Lord keep on taking care of me.

01:23:39 Okay. Thank you.