Mark and Nancy Tramontin

Mark Tramontin: There was only the African American principal and his wife that showed up for mom and dad’s Christmas party.

Phyllis Leffler:  Would this be Booker Reaves?

Mark Tramontin:  Booker Reaves, yep.  And so mom and dad said, “Screw it.  Great, we’re going to have a party.”  And the four of them had a party, and the three of us -- the house was divided in five levels and all the good food was down in the kitchen which is right off our bedrooms.   Very few people showed up so we were snitching as much food as we possibly could.  But, yeah, nobody -- everyone declined.