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- Title
Leroy Colombo: The Deaf Lifeguard of Galveston Island Part I: The Early Years (1905 -1943).
- Authors
ANDREWS, JEAN F.
- Abstract
The article presents Part I of a piece that explores the life and career of deaf lifeguard Leroy Colombo. In Part I the author addresses Colombo's childhood and young adult life and how his experiences at a deaf boarding school helped influence his decision to become a swimmer and lifeguard. Colombo's association with the island of Galveston, Texas and his experience of having bacterial meningitis, which caused his deafness, are discussed. Other topics include the Texas School for the Deaf (TSD), Colombo's swimming skills,and rescues made by Colombo on beaches in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Subjects
GALVESTON (Tex.); TEXAS; GULF of Mexico; COLOMBO, Leroy; EDUCATION of deaf children; LIFEGUARDS; SWIMMING; TEXAS School for the Deaf
- Publication
East Texas Historical Journal, 2010, Vol 48, Issue 2, p85
- ISSN
0424-1444
- Publication type
Article