My 11th Commaddment: Thou Shalt Not B.S. Thyself or You

Born December 7^th, 1939 Alexander Haber, Catholic. Growing up with mobsters in Manhattan's Little Italy, he saw firsthand the fire of hell. Misspent youth ignited hatred & rage taking decades to quench. Forced to quit school at 16, he ran from the mob & attitude "I'd rather shoot you than listen to lies & B/S." He feared Father Lynch from church and the guy in the Caddy with a shotgun. Joined the U.S.A.F. trained in armament & atomic weapons, sent to Germany. Disease kept him from Viet Nam and he was discharged. Diagnosed with ulcerated Colitis. Prescribed 80 mg prednisone a mind-altering drug. With his hatred & rage, you have a time bomb. Off the drug he was tolerable. He married, fought his demons with love for her. Worked for Pan Am. Involved with Lockerbie flight 103. TWA flight 800 off Long Island. He gained his A/P + 20 licenses and ran 5 businesses. Gained a U.S patent. People and businesses = Mob Boss General Curtis Le May. Hugh Shelton Chief of Staff. Mr. Corvette, Zora Arcus Duntov. Guy Lombardo, Vic Damon, Donny Edwards Elvis Tributary Alen Freed Rock N' Roll, Chrysler, Simca, 1964 World's Fair. Mob connection made available the first Hyundai dealership in the U.S. K/C Cobra to compete with Shelby Cobra. Designed, built V8 Corvairs. Teaching position in Bronx College & Russia. Studied medicine & psychology from books. Rebuilt a 100-year-old house 2200 sa ft. into a 7000 sq. ft. mansion, himself. At 73 he needed something more he found God & was baptized. The colitis, drugs gone after 58 years. His remarkable story of redemption is a testament to the transformative power of faithfulness & human resilience.