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Doris Jean Walker

This person was the author's mother.

Gale Walker

This person was the author's father.

Lou Ann Walker

This person is the author of "A Loss For Words" and was the daughter of deaf parents.

Grandma Wells

This person was the author's maternal grandmother.

Grandpa Walker (H.T.)

This person was the author's paternal grandfather.

Uncle Bill and Aunt Margaret

The author spent several weeks each summer during her childhood visiting these people.

Marion

This person was a deaf graduate student at Ball State.

El Mudo

This person was a deaf man that the author interpreted for in court.

The Nasty Homicides

This was a street gang in New York comprised of deaf outcasts.

Kay

This was the author's middle sister and the one she took care of as a child.

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