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San Francisco, California, Bay AreaOctober 19451. “When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.” William Shakespeare – Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Doctor James T. Palmer It is amazing how clear in my mind are the events that transpired on themorning that I was kidnapped. Crystal clear. My short term memory, I admit, is not as precise as it once was; seems like Iforget a lot these days, but all of the events of the morning I was kidnapped arestamped into my brain as if chiseled.The morning, like all my mornings, was dripping in routine. I rise early, oftenbefore the sun. On. | San Francisco California Bay Area October 1945 1. When sorrows come they come not single spies but in battalions. William Shakespeare - Hamlet Prince of Denmark Doctor James T. Palmer It is amazing how clear in my mind are the events that transpired on the morning that I was kidnapped. Crystal clear. My short term memory I admit is not as precise as it once was seems like I forget a lot these days but all of the events of the morning I was kidnapped are stamped into my brain as if chiseled. The morning like all my mornings was dripping in routine. I rise early often before the sun. On with the slippers you know the kind tattered and worn but comfortable. Then the slow shuffle outside to collect the morning paper. I settle in with hot fresh brewed coffee. I read the obituaries first. Do I have a fascination with death No. With my own death Hardly. How many good years do I have left I am fifty life expectancy these days for a healthy male is sixty-five which is better than it was forty five years ago in 1900 when the average life expectancy for an American male was forty-six years of age. I read the names the dates when they were born when they died. I look at where they lived when I see that the deceased lived in Hayward California I extrapolate info more closely since I too grew up here in Hayward perhaps I knew them while he or she was alive Many have faded black and white pictures above the written obit I read the description below on each. When it states that the person died suddenly or unexpectedly I think that the person may have had a heart attack or brain stroke. When the description states that the person died after a long illness then I think that the person might have been suffering from a cancer. I remember a great sadness weighed me down like an anvil hanging on my neck I felt nausea knot my stomach. I would have to write an obituary myself my brother Ed Doctor Ed Palmer to be more accurate had just died in a single engine plane crash in the foothills