1.0Chasing the Dreamhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dreamChris Matherhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/author/matherc/John Pearson – Chasing the Dreamrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1wr8TcQS7D"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/your-stories/john-pearson/">John Pearson</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/your-stories/john-pearson/embed/#?secret=1wr8TcQS7D" width="600" height="338" title="“John Pearson” — Chasing the Dream" data-secret="1wr8TcQS7D" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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I have been blessed with great parents who were college educated and were both public school teachers. We may not have been blessed with an abundance of money, but we never wanted for anything. My Mom & Dad were a part of the “Greatest Generation” that survived the Depression, the Dust Bowl, and WW II. […]