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ABOUT THE BOYS
· One man had an "ideal" divorce.
· Another loved his wife so much that he married her twice.
· One man's daughter proudly proclaimed that her father could "read a book and build a house." (He did.)
· Another was told by his high school guidance counselor that he should not try to become an engineer because it was difficult for Jews at that time - even though he had built the Eiffel Tower out of toothpicks at the age of 9.
· One man helped develop the granola bar and Uncle Ben's Rice after he almost didn't make it through college.
· Another man founded a museum of jazz even though he never played a lick.
· One of the Boys became a distinguished cancer doctor even after having been diagnosed with a debilitating muscle disease.
· A college dropout became a jet pilot in the Viet Nam war, U.S. Presidents' travel advance man and Air Attache to Morocco, where his daughter played at the palace with the niece of the King.
· One of the Boys became a world-renowned physicist - in Israel, but passed away before his time.
· Another built a newspaper about antiques and collectibles topping 40 pages and 292 advertisers without any employees.
· One of the Boys overcame a devastating business loss and resulting depression to rebuild his life and a new business.
· Another built a 70-employee garment business, retired at age 48, but could tell people only that he was "semi-retired".
· One of the Boys' father said "every one of them, The Holland Avenue Boys, I would be proud to call my son."
· One of the Boys' wives had only one regret - "that I was not one of the Holland Avenue Boys."
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