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In The Beginning
Part 1

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About the Author

  Dr. Don More PH.D. sits on the Board of Directors of Occupy LAC, a Patient's Union that he founded with a team of medical advocates, public health doctors, nurses, attorneys, social workers and many others. He endures, as a moral example for us all and in the beginning was a single voice for medical justice. Through his efforts LAC-USC Medical Center's entire Senior/Executive staff were demoted and fired. 

Dr. Don More is a retired Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist and Medical Anthropologist with 30 years of working professionally with dying patient populations including AIDS/HIV patients and their families. (Clinical Specialty: Thanatology). He is a specialist in the counseling of Adolescent Cancer patients.

Dr. More has served as Editor in Chief of Downtown LA Life Magazine for 15 years winning many awards and citations for his journalism.  

He is a founding Board member for Gay Downtown: A Civil Rights Community, and is active in LGBTI Equality internationally. In 1970 together with Hollywood friends he helped organize the first Gay Pride parade in Los Angeles - "Stonewall West". 

Dr. More is Chaplin and Deacon of the Inclusive Catholic Priory - Our Lady of the Mystical Rose, Brothers, Shrine, Chapel, Gardens & Sanctuary in Los Angeles; holding a degree in Theology and Pastoral Counseling. 

 Dr. Don More was a founding member of the: "Internazionale Socialista Brigata Gioventù Cattolica" -International Catholic Socialist Youth Organization -<1970> in Rome, Italy, and was a 3rd Order Dominican for 25 years <Liberation Theology> in Chiapas and Tepic Mexico and the USA.

Dr. More was past Director of Medical software development (Marketing-International & Domestic Sales) at Global Link and Lernout-Hauspie a Belgium company conglomerate of 27 companies, in the late '90's.

His book "California Boomer: Keeper of the Story" tells the story of his many life lessons and amazing people that have crossed his life.

Don was in a 32 year relationship with Richard McConnell (Presidential Appointment to Justice/INS Dept.) Passing into God's hands in 1999. He was an extensive writer on many topics.

Presently Dr Don in a a 16 year loving relationship with Christian, who has been in Private Banking and Financial Services in Beverly Hills, Studio City and DTLA. He is also Publisher of DTLA Life Magazine and 3rd Order OMR. 

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c. 1936 MY GRANDMOTHER ON SET

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"PAPA" WITH MY DAD

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c.1939 MY FATHER & GRANDMOTHER

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2017 The Saga Continues!
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
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C. 1919 USC CAMPUS "PAPA" WITH MY GRANDMOTHER

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(L-R) c. 1949 MY DAD, "PAPA" ME BEING HELD <> BILL MY BROTHER HOLDING ON!

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