Gordon Lawrence HAYS

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Gender	Male
Person ID	I357	Johnson Hindin Tree
Last Modified	22 Nov 2014

Family Margaret Steven YOUNG, b. 20 Jun 1922, d. 28 Mar 2004, Wexford House, McCandless, Pennsylvania

Married 14 Dec 1946

Children

	1. Lawrence Paul HAYS, b. 13 Sep 1951
	2. Mark David HAYS, b. 17 Aug 1953
	3. Mary Margaret HAYS, b. 29 Dec 1955, Maryland

Family ID F117 Group Sheet

Notes

The following biographical sketch was taken from a Social Security disability claim filed by his wife, Margaret, captioned Hays v. Finch, 306 F.Supp. 115 (W. Dist. Pa. 1969):

The wage earner was born on December 8, 1914, went to the 10th grade in school and spent most of his working life as a salesman. He began having difficulties in his work and personal life in 1955 because of excessive use of alcohol. On September 2, 1955, his employment as a salesman for the A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company was terminated. The reason given was "`unsatisfactory work'." (R. p. 288). Dr. McWilliams reported that on October 25, 1956, the wage earner had "severe nervousness from drinking too much alcohol." (R. p. 285). He was admitted to St. Francis Hospital on February 1, 1959. He was diagnosed as a routine alcoholic with a fair prognosis and discharged on February 5, 1959. Mr. Hays was again hospitalized from April 28, 1961 to May 3, 1961 at Mercy Hospital of Johnstown, and his condition was described as "Acute Alcoholism". (R. p. 246). He was put under the supervision of Alcoholics Anonymous and was sent to Chit Chat Farms, a rehabilitation center. A job was secured for him at the Galen Hall Hotel, Wernersville, Pennsylvania in 1962, but he either wandered off or was dismissed because of unusual behavior in November of that year. The manager was of the opinion that he was "mentally deranged" at that time. (R. p. 284). At about the same time, Rev. Logan became frightened of him and noted that he was violent and that he thought he was St. Peter or in some way associated with St. Peter. In 1963, Rev. Logan testified, Mr. Hays appeared to be suffering from a nervous breakdown. In April and May, 1964, Dr. Witherspoon noted that Mr. Hays appeared to have "some degree of mental confusion." Mr Hays was admitted to Mayview State Hospital on July 21, 1964. The record does show, however, that during his confinement at Mayview, he hallucinated and became destructive and delusional, he developed pseudo-Parkinson symptoms (body forward, arms down and dragging) and was diagnosed as schizophrenic. He died on July 1, 1966.