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| Born in 1928, he attended the earlier version of the now-fading Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. He gave lectures at Notre Dame and helped get my dissertation published with a positive review. The family behind A. D. Mattson wanted to publish the book via Augustana College. LSTC claimed the money was all spent from the Mattson funds. Too bad. I told the daughter, "Say these words softly and politely - 'I already talked to my attorney about this.' She said, "But I don't have an attorney." She repeated the words and soon had all the Mattson money needed. PS - I almost forgot. I went to the Mattson book meeting with Christina, but she forgot to pack my entire suit. She realized close to the dinner that I needed slacks, too. We raced to some place where the problem could be resolved. That left the seamstresses rocking with laughter. "Mr. Jackson, could you just stand behind the podium when speaking?" The story was shared, wherever and whenever possible, for some time after that. |