DeWayne Wickham (Finding Aid)

DeWayne Wickham

1946 -

Favorite Color: Black

Favorite Food: Seafood

Favorite Time of Year: All the seasons

Favorite Vacation Spot: Anywhere he can play golf

Interview Length: 83 minutes

Interview Date(s): June 27, 2005

Interview Location(s): Owings Mills, Maryland

Abstract

Columnist DeWayne Wickham slates his interview and lists his favorites. He describes both of his parents' family backgrounds and describes his mother's occupation. Wickham discusses his parents' murder-suicide and the lack of family contact that followed. He shares his earliest memory. Columnist DeWayne Wickham lists his siblings. He recalls growing up in impoverished conditions in the Cherry Hill neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland with his custodial aunt and uncle. Wickham describes how he and his brother coped with their parents' deaths. Finally, he describes his elementary and junior high school experiences. Columnist DeWayne Wickham describes his junior high school experience. He discusses his early love of reading and his favorite television programming. He describes his church participation and his first job as a caddy. Wickham details the conflicts he had with his custodial aunt and the problems he experienced in his high school years.

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