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Background
Petitioner was born and raised in Germany. Petitioner
attended 8 years of elementary school and spent 3 years at a
girls’ school where she learned grammar, reading, writing,
history, religion, first aid, cooking, and sewing.
Petitioner met Mr. Capehart3 in Germany while he was serving
in the U.S. Army. In 1962 they were married, and in 1963 they
moved to the United States. Petitioner and Mr. Capehart were
married for 40 years and were living together when Mr. Capehart
died on January 23, 2002.
Petitioner did not speak any English when she met Mr.
Capehart, but after she came to the United States, petitioner
taught herself to read and write in English. Petitioner is
fluent in English.
Petitioner and Mr. Capehart moved several times within the
United States, and they also lived in Germany. Because of these
moves, petitioner was required to change jobs frequently.
Petitioner worked as a bookkeeper and also did filing and typing.
Although petitioner quit working for a period of time to stay
home with her children, she eventually convinced Mr. Capehart
that she should go back to work. Petitioner took a part-time job
3Mr. Capehart dropped out of high school to join the U.S.
Army, but he later obtained a general equivalency diploma while
serving in Germany. Mr. Capehart never went to college and had
no formal training in finance, Federal taxation, or cattle
ranching.
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