THE GIRL WHO KNEW ABOUT WINE

THE GIRL WHO KNEW ABOUT WINE. . . HER NAME WAS DIANA L LOZANO, THE DAUGHTER OF HENRY (HANK) AND DOROTHY LOZANO. HANK WAS A SPANIARD AMERICAN, OWNER OF A CHEVRON GAS STATION WERE I WAS WORKING AS A PART-TIMER WHILE GOING TO COLLEGE. HANK HAD GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY OF WORKING PUMPING GAS WHILE I STUDIED IN COLLEGE, HIS WIFE DOROTHY, AN AMERICAN BEAUTIFUL LADY, WERE NICE PEOPLE THAT WORKED VERY HARD AND HAD MADE A VERY GOOD LIFE FOR THEM AND THEIR CHILDRENS. DIANA L LOZANO, THEIR DAUGHTER WAS OF MY SAME AGE, SMART BEAUTIFUL BLONDE WHO WAS GOING AWAY TO STUDY LAW IN NEW YORK, ONE DAY WHEN SHE WENT TO THE GAS STATION FOR GASOLINE, I ASKED HER OUT FOR DINNER, TO MY SURPRISE SHE ACCEPTED AND A DATE WAS SET. I TOOK HER TO A GREEK FANCY RESTAURANT WERE I HAD GONE BEFORE, WHILE ORDERING FROM THE MENU, THE WAITER ASK ME WHICH WINE FROM THE LIST I WOULD BE HAVING, NOT KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT WINE, I HESITATED, THAT'S WHEN DIANA TOLD HIM TO BRING US A WINE THAT WAS NOT TOO DRY, THAT EXPERIENCE STAYED IN MY MIND FOR A WHILE, A FEW DAYS LATER, I TOLD MR. LOZANO THAT I WAS GOING TO WORK FOR ALMADEN VINEYARS WHERE I HAD THE OPORTUNITY OF LEARNING ABOUT WINE AND CHAMPAGNE. I NEVER SAW DIANA AGAIN, YEARS LATER, LOOKING IN GOOGLE, I SAW THAT SHE WAS A VERY SUCCESFUL ATTORNEY IN WASHINGTO D.C. WORKING FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE NEWS MADE ME HAPPY FOR HER. THANKS TO HER, I WAS ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT WINE. MY THANKS GO OUT FOR GOD THAT HAVE PUT NICE PEOPLE IN MY LIFE.