Hi, Loree. The Sam you dated sounds like a wonderful guy. So does the hero in "The Firefighter's Refrain." There's a certain group of people who no longer recognize our firefighters and law officers as heroes. Thank you for honoring them with your wonderful stories.
BTW, we must have the same Baby Name book. Mine is nearly 40 years old too, and it has the origins for the names listed by the nationality. It even has "Attractive" names, "No Frills" names, "Macho" names, etc. I wouldn't take anything for it even though I bought it at a library sale for only 50 cents.