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This Memoir Is About A Husband Father Doctor And Friend. Jack Bartels Became A Success In His Life Primarily Because Of His Own Inner Drive But Luck Played A Role At Some Critical Crossroads. In His Later Years Many Could Compare Jack Bartels To The Television Character Archie Bunker And Most Of Those Comparisons Would Have Been Fair. To Take Him At Face Value However Would Be A Mistake. Jack Was In Many Ways A Study In Contradictions. He Was Vocally Opinionated But Still Open-Minded Confident Yet At Times Very Shy And Brash But Also Deeply Compassionate When People Needed Him Most. He Never Sought Praise And Accolades As So Many Others Do And Because Of This His Life Is One Worth Remembering. Anyone From A Large Family Or With A Parent Or Relative From The Geatest Generation Can Appreciate The Life Of Jack Bartels. A Proud Man Eventually Humbled By Age And Illness Jack'S Course Unwittingly Highlighted The Complex Familial Struggles Of Such End-Of-Life Occurences. The Book Is A Journey About A Man And His Love Of Wife Family And Career As Well As The Humorous And At Times Dysfunctional State Of One American Family As They Share In The Life Of A Truly Extraordinary Character.