The Summer Of 1980 When Chucky Dale and David Became Heroes

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Shared By Michael Holman

The world has become so desensitized since I was 13. I recall the summer of 1980, this particular summer day was partly cloudy and somewhat breezy.   From two blocks away, Sound Town Music Record Store, blasted the lasts vinyl albums playing music hits dating from 1970-1980.  The music reverberated off the walls of the Catholic School as we snapped our finger, danced, talked, laughed and sang.  That summer three of our neighbors emerged as heroes; but listen how the story goes.  The front was grouped off by age, relations or friends, all of us Cindy, Co-Co, Wilda, Mary,  Kathy Rhodes, Me, Jo, and Sandra Owens’nhem from down the block and the Miller’s from across the alley were enjoying the tunes from Sound Town.. The music was so clear; one would think they were sitting right inside the record store.  Perhaps it was the breeze or maybe the music or possibly both which had us all out conversing and laughing and playing and joking. Whatever it was, we were outside enjoying ourselves.  Suddenly there was a full halt; the music became back ground sound as we heard a woman yelling, “STOP HIM! SOMEBODY STOP HIM!” 

At full sprint a young man comes running through the alley way between Mr. Brown’s house and the vacant lot next door to our house.  A young woman was directly behind him by 5 to 7 seconds and screaming, “STOP HIM! STOP HIM! HE TOOK MY PURSE!!!”   Lori Collins brothers Chucky and Dale and their live-in cousin David, leapt from the Collin’s front porch in full stride, passing the young woman, and capturing the young man on the church lawn, just before he reached the corner of Margaretta and Clarence, nearly a full block away.  From my understanding, the young woman was about to enter National’s Food Store, when the young man snatched her purse off her shoulders... I bet he never though, Sister Girl would become a track star wearing those 2 or 3 inch hills but Sister Girl could run, in addition I bet he never thought anyone would come to her aid; brother man received a rude awakening that day.  Truly our world has changed...  Thank U Michael, for the share, it amazes me the things which jog my memory.  

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*nhem is short for "and them"…