The Story of Their Lives, With a Twist.
What's your dream?
Everyone dreams, no matter what their age. But as our life progresses, sometimes we let go of even our fondest dreams. At Marquis, we say, don’t even think about letting go. We believe as long as there are still things you want to do, there’s always time to write a new chapter.
What follows are some stories we were privileged enough to help bring to the pages of some extraordinary people’s lives. From flying an airplane, to a hole-in-one, to hot air ballooning, these dreams were finally realized.
What follows are some stories we were privileged enough to help bring to the pages of some extraordinary people’s lives. From flying an airplane, to a hole-in-one, to hot air ballooning, these dreams were finally realized.
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Ernie grew up playing ball for Portland’s Grant High School and eventually worked his way to Ohio where he played for the Cincinnati Reds farm team. The year was 1940 and Ernie James had great aspirations and hope - he was playing shortstop and doing well. But the bombing of Pearl Harbor changed many men’s dreams, and it changed the course of young Ernie’s life.
Drafted in 1941, Ernie spent four years in the South Pacific. When he returned to the states, Sgt. Ernie James was a different man, and the dream of baseball had become just a faded memory. Today, thinking back to those days, Ernie admits he’s proud of what he accomplished with the Reds. “I know I’m lucky,” he comments. “I enjoyed it. We could have gone on forever.”
