Robert Maddock and Tami Owen
Recorded
May 24, 2023
Archived
May 24, 2023
37:10 minutes
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Id:
mby022753
Description
Tami Owen (49) interviews her uncle Robert Maddock (89) about his life growing up in a military family, his service in the United States Marines Corps, his work, and his two marriages.Subject Log / Time Code
Robert (R) says he was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and describes his early childhood.
R recalls learning about the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the entry of the United States into World War II.
R describes his family moving to Chicago, Illinois; Brooklyn, New York; San Francisco, California; and Carville, Louisiana.
R explains how he ended up attending St. George's School, a boarding school in Rhode Island.
R tells the story of how his family lost their cat on their way to California.
R says he enjoyed joining his dad on his yearly fishing trip.
R says he graduated from Stanford University and then attended medical school in Virginia.
R details his family's roots in Idaho.
R explains how important it was to have his father's financial support for college. He says he went on to enlist in the United States Marines Corps.
R describes how he met his wife and explains that they later got divorced.
R talks about his children.
R details how he met Raija, who he says was the best employee he ever had and who he later married.
R explains what brought him to Utah and describes his involvement in the community.
R says that his parents and his grandfather were the most influential people in his life.
R talks more about his marriage to Raija.
R shares advice with the younger generations in his family.
Participants
- Robert Maddock
- Tami Owen