Reply #18: My great-grandfather in Luxembourg...

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Specifically my mother's father's father. He had the biggest pile of manure in his little farm town, which meant that he was the richest farmer in town. He was wealthy enough to send my grandfather to the Sorbonne in Paris. While there, my grandfather was valet to a French count as a job to help with university expenses. It was also a cool place to live.

I also had an uncle on my father's side, who was chairman of what once was the largest corporation in the United States. Sadly, the American industry has since fallen on harder times and there is talk of possible bankruptcy. Which certainly has my uncle spinning in his grave. He presided over the company until mandatory retirement at age 65, but it was far better times for such American companies.