Dalkowitz, Marcus 1999-05-04
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Interviewee Name: Marcus Dalkowitz
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Date: May 04, 1999
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Interviewer: Preston Lewis
Length: 00:57:05
Abstract
Background, Marcus Dalkowitz (Tommy) was born October 3,1922, In the army from 1942-1946, 6th Army Headquarters, Air force for a small amount of time, Philippines, Son: David Maurice Dalkowitz November 23, 1963, Daughter: Stacy Suarwine September 2, 1968, Three children, Two Boys, One Girl, John Dalkowitz August 9, 1969, Went to Texas Tech, Lives in Hermines house, Chief of Surgery at Baptist Hospital 1970-1972, Really admires his sister, Father: Maurice Dalkowitz (Boots), Born in Lithuania in late 1800’s, Came to the U.S at age 14, Served in WWI, Merchant, Honest, 11 Stores until the depression hit, Speaks six or seven languages, Lithuanian, Russian, Yitish, Hebrew, Tex Mex, English, Jewish, Worked for entertainment, Very protective, 6’4, Mother: Nora Brown Dalkowitz, Born in Belton, Texas, Met Maurice while working, Bent down to drink water and when she stood up Maurice kissed her and she slapped him, Jewish, Was a gambler, Family oriented, Sister: Hermine, Born January 3, 1921, Born in San Antonio, Had a “Tommy doll” when it was broken, she treated Marcus as her new Tommy Doll, Family didn’t have food, Defended her brother, Marcus’ defender, Jefferson High, Marcus was having a hard time in math, so his sister bugged the teacher every day until Marcus received a B for the course, Wrote Marcus every day when he was in the Army (1943-1946), Everything she did included her brother, Always gave him a birthday present, Very charitable, Religious, Wanted to practice Federal Law, Married and went to Dallas in 1956, Husband, They were set up on a date by Hermines Aunt, Hymen Tabolowski, Credit manager of E.M Cann Stores, General Merchandise, Died from an embolism from a collar bone break 1977, Did not have children, Sisters Interests, Always wanted to be a Lawyer, Reading, Smart, Vacations with her Husband, Mother, and Aunt, Modest, Died from complications with her medical treatment July 5, 1995, Schooling, University of San Antonio which is now Trinity, Incarnate Word, Our Lady of Lake College, Mistreated in Law School, Dean McCormic had her accepted on the Texas Law Review, Quizmaster, UT Austin, Becoming interested in law, Interested in History, Winston Churchill, Read a lot of History, Saw a lot of injustices, Clients, Worked for a Law firm for $125/month, Clients consisted of stores that had been done wrong, Started her own private practice in 1957, Moving to Activism, Had been interested in women’s rights for years, Member of BNPW in Dallas, Went to Austin, A bomb was put in her mailbox, Gunshot marks to her house, Made her even more determined, 1965 bill for the amendment was defeated, 1972 the amendment went through, Voted on 4:1 in Hermines favor, Tried to get it passed in other states, Cost her a lot of her law practice, Gave up law to take care of her mother in 1977, Equal rights, Helpful politicians, H.B Gonzales, A couple in the Texas Senate, Ben Attwell, Fond memories of Hermine, Always played together as kids, Hermine helped with his school work, Would visit every birthday and Passover, Always would fight side by side, Was never selfish, Never fought, Couldn’t cook for awhile, Hymen, Quiet man, Supportive, Awards, Walls filled with plaques, Museum being built in Dallas will most likely house these plaques, Woman of the year, President of BNPW, Listed in several Jewish books, Parents Effect on Hermine, Was like her mother, Calm tempered, Father was outgoing, Father was super honest, Father was very protective, Mother was charitable, Mother was family oriented, Marcus Dalkowitz in Medicine, Taken premed classes before he was drafted, St. Mary’s degree in business, Always wanted to be a doctor, Received degree from Southwest Medical School in 1953, Dealing with rejection, Made her more determined, Didn’t show her sadness
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