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Family History (Father's Side)

James LeCours, My Father




Born in Boston, MA in 1958
Middle Class, Irish-Catholic
One younger brother named Jeff
Was divorced in 2000 and remarried

Fantasy: Army Man, Police Man, or Baseball Player
Tentative: Chef
Reality: He worked for as executive chef at the Hoosier Dome in Indiana, as the executive chef for the Orlando Convention Center, and chef at the Boardwalk Hotel at Disney.
Now Semi-Retired

Peggy LeCours, My Step Mother


Born in Hazelhurzt, GA
Middle class rural family
Married my father in 2002

Fantasy: Mother of eight and a wife
Tentative: Mother and wife
Realistic: Mother of one. Divorced and remarried

James LeCours, My Grandpa (Deceased)

Born in Boston, MA
Very poor family, rasied by a single mother


Fantasy: Unknown
Tentative: Service
Joined the service at 17
Stayed in the service for four years. After discharged moved to Hollywood, Florida and became a cabana boy and met my Nana
Realistic: Became trained in computers and worked on DOS systems until retirement. He wanted to support his family.

Joan LeCours, My Nana

Born in Lake Placid, NY
Middle class, rural family

Fantasy: Doesn't Remember
Tentative: Journalist
Realistic: Became a house wife. Waitressed on the side. At the age of forty she took a job as an administrative assistant at State Street Bank in Boston. By the time of her retirement at the age of 65 she was a Vice President.
Now Retired.

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