The Walkley's owned the kind of small drugstore- gift shop that you rarely see anymore in this era of giant corporations.
Mr. and Mrs. Walkley were an older Jewish couple and their store was the closest place to get a candy bar or a comic book when I was a kid.
Mr. Walkley was always in his white smock behind the counter of the pharmacy and Mrs. Walkley was always at the cash register.
I remember them as always being kind even though it couldn't have been easy having a bunch of rambunctious kids in the store.
I started collecting old coins when I was about ten and Mrs. Walkley would look through her change whenever I came in the store to see if she had any. I was always sure to give her the same amount as the old coins she found. That is still one of my favorite childhood memories.
The Walkleys retired sometime in the early 1980s I believe. I often wish that we could go back to those slower-paced days when money wasn't the only consideration in business.
Mr. and Mrs. Walkley were an older Jewish couple and their store was the closest place to get a candy bar or a comic book when I was a kid.
Mr. Walkley was always in his white smock behind the counter of the pharmacy and Mrs. Walkley was always at the cash register.
I remember them as always being kind even though it couldn't have been easy having a bunch of rambunctious kids in the store.
I started collecting old coins when I was about ten and Mrs. Walkley would look through her change whenever I came in the store to see if she had any. I was always sure to give her the same amount as the old coins she found. That is still one of my favorite childhood memories.
The Walkleys retired sometime in the early 1980s I believe. I often wish that we could go back to those slower-paced days when money wasn't the only consideration in business.
