Homer's Odyssey: A Memoir

Homer Hudelson grew up in the Outer Sunset District of San Francisco, California in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. His father died while he was a sophomore in high school. There were no pensions in those days, so with US Savings Bonds, money from his mother's babysitting work, and his newspaper route, Homer attended and was able to graduate from Sacred Heart High School in 1952. The next day, he was hired by the Southern Pacific Company. In 1958, he entered the San Francisco Police Department, an...