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They have three boys:
Dan born in 1949, who has two children, a boy and a girl.
Larry
born in 1952, who has two grown sons and has now adopted Zoe and will
soon adopt another child.
David born in 1955, no children
When Charlie was eighteen he was called up for the
draft, but fortunately
was given a choice, Army or Navy. He chose Navy
CB’s. He had music
lessons as a child and music is his passion so in the
Navy for two and half
years, he learned and played music, mainly the
horns. After the war at 21,
he went to college on the GI bill at Oregon State to be
a pharmacist.
Music, however, has always been his first love.
Reta is a nurse and worked at that, first in New York.
After she married
and the children came she was a stay-at-home Mom;
until they were
older when Charlie had his own pharmacy, and she helped
him part-time.
Hulls came to Forest Grove in 1952 to work and bought
the home where they now live.
There was a “Bone’s Pharmacy” on Main Street where van
Dykes Appliance
is now, and where Charlie worked. In 1962, he had an
opportunity to buy
one-half of the business. At that time only
one-half of the building was
used as the pharmacy. Later he acquired the remaining
one-half of the
building and opened the “Candy Cottage” which
only used a front portion
of the building. Reta operated the “Candy Cottage”
selling caramel corn,
candy, and ice cream. This was a successful
business. The next expansion
incorporated the rest of the building and was a
Gift Shop. The years
passed, the good years and tough, including competition
with the then
new Hank’s Thriftway for a while. Then of course,
business resumed
as normal. Charlie later worked as the
pharmacist at Maple Street Clinic
for eight or ten years and then retired in 1989.
During these busy years, Reta found time to volunteer
two days a week
for eleven years for Hospice, and this is her claim to
fame. She worked
with the telephone, wrote thank you notes, set up
classes, and did
office work. Her contribution won her a “Presidential
Volunteer Action
Award” presented by President Reagan for the
outstanding volunteer.
She also received a “Carnation Award” for the greater
Portland Area
presented by her peers, and an award from the
“Business and Professional
Women of Hillsboro” in 1989.
Charlie and Reta were volunteers for four years for the
Animal Shelter and Reta acted as the coordinator.
In 1986 Reta struggle with cancer so she quit her
volunteer work.
However, in truth, they are still volunteering. They
are foster parents for
the “Golden Bond Rescue” organization who rescue
Golden Retrievers.
They have cared for seven dogs to date who were
later adopted.
Charlie is our drummer at early service for which we
are very grateful and
Reta still contributes her crafts, etc., for
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