Even though he truly had the time of his life while acting as chief of staff for republican congressman Peter Peyser, it had always been his life’s ambition to become a lawyer. He had actually earned his law degree and was quite eager to put it into use. It was because of this that he left Washington and the political arena that he had become so used to and came back to his home state of Connecticut. It was here that he had planned to found his law practice and begin what would hopefully be a long and successful political career. His plans were interrupted when disaster struck him and his family. His father in law had come down with a powerful heart illness which kept him from running the family business. His father in law required heart surgery and without him to run the clothing business, his family feared the worst.
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