music, and in his youth he learned to play the piano very well. The family's favorites that Milton was often requested to play were: "Humoresque" by Dvorak and "Adieu to the Piano" by Beethoven. He was a good student at school and excelled in mathematics. It soon became evident that he was gifted in the art of construction. Milton was an excellent craftsman in all phases of the building trade. He became proficient in making drafts and other technical plans associated with his trade. This was always felt to be a natural gift as he did not graduate from high school but rather become heavily involved in construction work. His services were much in demand. One of his first jobs in building came under the direction of Audrey Massey and his mother in Thermopolis, Wyoming. This gave him much needed experience at a youthful age. He worked at laying linoleum, and this experience qualified him for work at Boyle's Furniture Store in Ogden. In his later years, he constructed a beautiful home for his wife and family at 1401 Jefferson Avenue in Ogden. He also built a large summer home at 307 Ogden Canyon for his father and mother and one for his Aunt Lisle Lauder to the east of it. Later Aunt Lisle sold this home to another one of his aunts, Aunt Ida Ferrin. He built a home for his brother Orion at 311 Ogden Canyon. The home was built for year-around living with a full basement and constructed to withstand the cold and severe winters. Still another home was built at 303 for Dave Dickson, a friend of the family. Milton was hired by his cousin, Arnold Ferrin, to construct building and housing facilities at the Edgehill Dairy located near Arnold's home and close to Weber College. Because of Milton's fine craftsmanship, he was constantly in demand. Besides being a skilled cabinetmaker, he did electrical wiring, masonry, and cement work. He seldom took time off as satisfied customers kept him busy. He worked hard to provide for his familyoften during winter months in unheated buildings. Milton's father and mother recognized the talents he possessed as they did in each of their children. Each child was very proficient in his or her skill area. Milton loved to be home with his family as well as going to his mother and father's for special visits and treats of ice cream and cake, etc. He enjoyed family gatherings and loved to hear and relate incidents special to his family. He enjoyed close relationships with relatives and friends. He felt especially close to his brother Orion, his cousins Carl Forsgren, Arnold Ferrin, Alfred Creamer, and his friends "Woody" Jones, Spencer (Spenny) Tribe and Wilford (Wif) Wilson. They all enjoyed wholesome, pleasurable times together. Many of them, joined him in camping trips with his Uncle Dan Creamer. During their dating years, they often joined together in groups of several couples. One of the girls that Milton dated eventually became his wife. She was Florence McCarty, the beautiful, brown-eyed, brunette daughter of John and Anna Delle Leavitt McCarty of Salt Lake City. Milton met Florence when she was visiting her maternal Grandmother Leavitt who owned a grocery store in Ogden. Milton was doing some carpentry work for Mrs. Leavitt. Milton asked Florence for a date and soon Florence's visits to her grandmother became more frequent and for longer periods of time to provide opportunities for dates between the two. When Milton started courting Florence, they often spent