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The Remarkable Man continued younger than Sam) were sent to live with a family in Denver, as they no longer had a family of their own. A frightening world awaited them in the unfamiliar city and strange household, where food and clothing were provided, but kindness and caring were not forthcoming. "In those days,a boy of 14 was expected to work for his keep," Sam recalled, "and I set out to look for a job as soon as possible. I was willing to do anything to be on my own." Goldye, who had spent four years at the Jewish Orphan's Home, helped with the housework. Sam's older sister, Bertha, who was tubercular, also had been placed with the same family and helped in whatever way she could. Based on a recommendation from the Cincinnati Charities, Sam went to work sweeping floors for the Passover Manufacturing Co. in downtown Denver at a salary of $3.50 per week. He took the streetcar every day and carried a sandwich in his pocket. It didn't take long for him to realize that this life would be very different from the one at the Home, where he had been among the"elite." After one week at his first job, Sam was moved to the position of cloth cutter, but after a bitter argument with his boss (Sam's hand was too small to use the cutting shears), he threw down the scissors and walked out the door, completely disillusioned and not knowing where to turn. It was at this time that Sam received a call from the Cincinnati Charities and was told to see a doctor at the National 1984 FEDA Convention Meeting Is that a young Paul Klein in the second row? Klein, the president of Atlanta Fixture & Sales Co., has been a devoted convention attendee and longtime FEDA member. This year his company celebrates 86 years in business. Jewish Hospital in Denver. After a thorough examination, he was hospitalized for three months with "incipient tuberculosis." Upon being discharged, he was instructed to return to his foster family, where he had been so unhappy. Instead, he vowed never to go back there and found work selling newspapers and incidentals on the Denver Rio Grande Railroad. "I had a hard time making a living. I also had a hard time finding out where I wanted to live and what I wanted to do," said Sam, who eventually broke with the Cincinnati Charities and found work as a bellhop at the Albany Hotel. On most nights, he was able to afford a room at the Portland Rooming House. All he needed to earn was 10 cents a day. He also found places where people were willing to give him something to eat. On the Food Houses As economic times worsened and Prohibition set in, Albert Pick, the founder and president of the distribution company, became disillusioned with the foodservice equipment business and began to devote more time to his interest in a chain of hotels located in Florida and other major cities. "By this time," Sam recalled, "the industry was beginning to change, with the food houses taking over more and more of our lines. It became necessary to drop some lines, altogether, and focus more closely on heavy equipment, anything to increase our profit margin." 20 FEDA News & Views Over the next couple of years, Sam worked for another hotel and also as a dishwasher for $7 a week.When he was about 16 years of age, times were very hard in Denver and Sam found himself once again out of steady work. "I never wanted to beg, and would always ask if I could do some small job in return for food," he said. His life reached a low point one day when he stopped for a moment to rest and fell asleep on the sidewalk. Urging him to "move along," a policeman woke him by hitting him on the soles of his feet. Sam continued to wander the streets that night not knowing where to turn, when he happened upon a man standing at the corner of 17th and Larimar. The man, who found him a place to sleep that night, was a fellow resident of the Jewish Orphan Asylum. Hoping to improve his fortune, Sam finally decided to leave Denver and hid underneath an eastbound passenger train headed for Omaha, Neb. Four uncomfortable days were spent traveling on one train after another, sometimes in open boxcars, and in all kinds of weather. A Fresh Start in E&S Once in Omaha, Sam's luck began to change. He found employment as a waiter at $7 a week, and soon became friendly with two other restaurant