ABSTRACT
Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, in 1942 to be exact, in a very small village in upstate New York called Saugerties there was born a girl-child named Linda Mary Montano. Her father told her she was named after an independent businesswoman who lived in the village. So her name meant independence and loveliness. What a tall order but a noble goal for Little Linda! And her middle name Mary was the Catholic component. Linda had three siblings and very creative parents. Her father played in an orchestra that he helped found and her mother sang in the orchestra and was a painter.
