TODAY IS MY ANNIVERSARY

FROM THE BACK COVER --- QUADALAJARA: The Utopia That Once Was

"On April 22, 1969, just five days after returning safely home from a tour of duty in Vietnam, a tragic event changed Jack Tumidajski's life forever.

Jack spent the next twenty-three months in hospitals and rehabilitation facilities. Upon his discharge from the West Roxbury VA Hospital in Massachusetts, the now-quadriplegic veteran had to cope with life in the real world --- a world nearly vacant of opportunity for its severely disabled citizens.

After another year and a half of living as a virtual shut-in, Jack decided to journey into uncertainty. In order to gain more independence, he moves to a city in Mexico that would someday be known as "Quadalajara." Little did he know he was about to enter into a special place in time.

Relive the journey taken previously by veterans of WWII, Korea, Vietnam and other quadriplegics and paraplegics who discovered paradise south of the border. Share lessons learned and memories experienced by those who got a second chance at life --- in Quadalajara."

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QUADALAJARA'S FIRST "LOVE CONNECTION"

Bill and Maria Elena Bailey became Quadalajara's first "Love Connection" in Ocotober 1958.

Bill Bailey first ventured to Mexico with former Long Beach VA Hospital buddy, Patrick Wolf (see earlier post - Kid Sauza), in March 1958. He and Maria Elena became the first Gringo "wheeler" and Mexican Senorita to tie the knot. Others would follow..........

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LOVE KNOWS NO BOUNDRIES

Pioneer Charlie Whestine and fiancee Anie were married in 1959 and moved to Los Angeles one year later.

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