Prolog to "Tail of The Wolf"

 The whole reason for writing this manuscript was to let my descendants know who I am, or was.
    My father had always talked about writing his story, unfortunately he died before starting his biography. He quite honestly believed that he had more time. He lived 62 and a half years, having perished in an automobile accident in Odessa Texas.
    He believed that he would live to be a hundred years old. He passed away leaving not much more than my memories of him.
     I won’t let that happen to me. This story and these writings may not be of interest to anyone, except to my progeny. But it’s my obligation to write them down and share them, so that they, like me, can be remembered.
     I can only hope that I will inspire those reading this, to write their story, before they pass away. Sometimes these stories are all that’s left, please, don’t be forgotten.
    This is my story, retold through the filters of time and emotions. Please remember that time and emotion distort memory. It's just their nature.
    These are the circumstances of my life and thoughts, as I remember them.
I’ve purposely left out many of my failures in life.  And they are many, but I  honestly try not to remember them.
    My father had a saying that I’ve tried to live by, and pass on to my family, “celebrate your victories, no matter how small, and forget your failures as soon as you can, don’t let them drag you down.”                      
                                                           S. M. Wolf
                                                           8-20-2004