Lost Life Recovered

This is the story of an individual who overcomes almost insurmountable odds recovers and succeeds. His father having four daughters won the demographic lottery: the son was born. When just under 4 years old his father was murdered by a man who then becomes his step-father. That's when the orphaned son's survival struggles-his odyssey-begin. Traumatized and scared he suffered regular abuse as did the family. Abandoned at age 10 survival struggles intensify. Foster-homes enabled him to finish high-school (10th-grade) at age 14. At age 15 he had to go to work and support the step-father. Progressed rapidly his last job was at the U.S. Embassy. Despite his 10th-grade education he obtained admission in a U.S. university and came to the U.S. in 1958. At times surviving on one-meal a day soon he was working part-time-cleaning bathrooms washing dishes scrubbing floors cleaning animal-pens etc.; he worked summers in fruit-orchards lumber mill and as janitor. Graduated with honors he earned master's in 1964 and doctorate in 1968. He is now an emeritus-professor/chair University of Idaho. Inspired by the memory of his father the land of opportunity enabled him to overcome the odds and recover his lost life; the American dream fulfilled.