When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Emmett joined the Marine Corp and went overseas. He had three young sons at home. On return, He made up for his absence with a move to the "Big House on Caravan Circle - Our Westlake Wilderness".
At the age of 70, Emmett Shelton Sr. tells a father's favorite memories of raising young men in Westlake Hills, roughly 100 years ago. 

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Stories told by Emmett Shelton / compiled and submitted by Cynthia Shelton.