Philip H - $1,260/month

I was born in Taft, CA on May 26, 1947. My father was an oil worker and was killed in an industrial accident when I was 4 years old. My mother received a settlement from a trial about the accident and sold AVON until 1953 when she was encouraged by a cousin to move to San Diego, CA which offered better schools. She worked as a beautician in several salons before opening a salon of her own in the converted attached garage of our home. I graduated from Herbert Hoover High School in June, 1965. I then went on to the University of California, San Diego where I graduated In June 1969 with a Bachelor Degree in Molecular Biology. To avoid being drafted into the Vietnam War I pursued an interest in religious studies at the American Baptist Seminary in Covina, CA which gave me a deferment. In December, 1971 I answered an LA Times advertisement for a Technician at an undisclosed location. I was interviewed and subsequently hired by Dr. Peter K. Vogt at the University of Southern California, School of Medicine whose laboratory worked on Cancer Research. I worked for Dr. Vogt for 22 years eventually becoming the manager of his laboratory and then the manager of the Department of Microbiology when Dr. Vogt became the Chairman. My mother closed her salon in 1978 and came to live with me in South Pasadena. My mother's sister came to visit us during her vacations for several years and finally relocated from Illinois to the apartment across the landing from our apartment. My mother died unexpectantly of heart failure in December 1995. I took care of my Aunt during her declining years until her death in 2014. I am a member of the Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena and my involvement keeps me busy. I have sung in the 150 member Sanctuary Choir since 1984 and gone on ministry tours to Europe, Argentina and many cities in the United States. I have also been the curator of the churches two Pipe Organs, the largest of which has more than 7,500 pipes. I have recently completed the publication of the latest annual pictorial directory for the choir.