ARTHUR ALLISON'S JOURNEY TO NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY

OUR HOTEL (DOUBLETREE MOTEL/HOTEL)

THE HOTEL, WHERE WE WERE TREATED LIKE ROYALTY.

ARRIVING AT THE DOUBLETREE HOTEL

LOCATED IN JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY .. .ARTHUR ALLISON & JUDY (ALLISON) FELLURE (COUSIN)

ARRIVING AT DOUBLETREE HOTEL/MOTEL

LOCATED IN JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.. ARTHUR ALLISON & MARY (ALLISON) CARPENTER. (COUSIN).

IN OUR HOTEL ROOM (IN DOUBLETREE HOTEL)

TAKEN 4/24/02 . THE WELCOME FLOWERS & BALLOONS..ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF THE ROYAL WELCOME WE GOT IN NEW JERSEY & NEW YORK.

Hudson County, Officalc Standing At Finish Line

Hudson County, NJ officials along with the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Jersey City, NJ

ARTHUR ALLISON LOOKING OUT OVER BAY

CLOSE TO THE DOUBLETREE HOTEL, IN JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

AT THE TOP OF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF NEW JERSEY/NEW YORK'S FRIENDLYNESS,,A STRANGER OFFERED TO TAKE PHOTO, SO ARTHUR & MARY COULD BOTH BE IN PICTURE.

IN THE LOBBY OF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

TAKEN 4/27/02.

MY TRIP MY TRIP ************************************** WE HAD A GREAT TIME, THE ONLY DRAWBACK WAS WEATHER (RAIN & A COLD WIND). ================================= I HAD A MOTORCYCLE COP IN FRONT, A CRUISER BESIDE, & BEHIND ME. WHEN I HIT THE FINISH LINE, ALL 3 HIT THEIR SIRENS. THE MAYOR OF JERSEY CITY, HUDSON COUNTY NEW JERSEY PRESENTED ME A TROPHY, A PROCLAMATION, & A CITATION OF AWESOME ACHIEVEMENT (THERE WORDS NOT MINE) , ALSO A B-DAY CAKE WITH TWO CANDLES, A 6 & 7. THIS WAS EATEN IN THE MOTEL AS IT WAS RAINING RATHER HARD. ================================= WE HAD A HIGHRISE VAN WHEELCHAIR EQUIPPED PROVIDED BY HUDSON COUNTY TOURISM DIRECTOR (I THINK) THAT ENTIRE DAY, SO WE WENT THRU HOBOKEN NEW YORK & TOOK PHOTO OF HOUSE, WHERE THE MAN WAS RAISED, (THAT GAVE ME THE W-CHAIR) WE WENT ON TO NY STOCK EXCHANGE, & TOURED IT. THEN BACK TO A RES. FOR SUPPER. ================================= THE NEXT DAY SOME WENT SIGHT SEEING , WE WENT TO THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING (86 TH FLOOR IS AS FAR AS ELEVATOR GOES) TOOK PHOTOS FROM THERE & BOUGHT GIFTS) ================================= THAT NIGHT WE WENT TO A PLAY CALLED "MIDIEVIL TIMES" WHERE A MEAL WAS SERVED MIDIEVIL STYLE (A BOWL OF GRUEL, 1/2 A CHICKEN, & LARGE HUNKS OF BREAD. THERE THE SUPPOSE TO BE KING, SAID WE HAVE A SPACIAL VISITOR---ARTHUR ALLISON, HE PROCEDED TO TELL MY STORY. AFTER THE PLAY ABOUT 2 DOZEN CAME & SHOOK HANDS SAYING GREAT JOB KEEP ON ROLLIN'. ================================= WHILE WE WERE NEAR MACY''S DEPT. MARY (ALLISON) CARPENTER FOUND A CHECK LAYING ON THE SIDEWALK FOR $1600.00 AND SIGNED BY A MICHEAL ALLISON. MARY CALLED THE LADY IT WAS MADE OUT TO, SHE HADN'T MISSED IT, & SHE SAID IT WAS TWO WEEK PAY CHECK, SHE SAID SHE WOULD COME & GET IT, BUT MARY SAID WERE IN NEW JERSEY SO THEY MAILED IT BACK THE NEXT MORN. ================================ THE NEXT DAY WE WENT TO ELLIS ISLAND & THE STATUE OF LIBERTY. & AROUND MANHATTEN ISLAND. THE FOLKS WERE SO NICE, WE WERE TAKEN TO THE HEAD OF ALL LINES EVERYWHERE. ================================ THE FERRIES BOBBED UP & DOWN ALMOST 12 INCHES, SO THERE WOULD BE A 6" STEP UP OR STEP DOWN, STRANGERS WOULD PICK UP ME & MY CHAIR TO LOAD OR UNLOAD THE FERRY. ================================= THE ONLY DOWN SIDE OF THE TRIP WAS BAD WEATHER. BUT I HEARD THAT THEY NEEDED RAIN, SO I GUESS THAT RAIN WAS GOOD TO. ================================== ALSO ON THE BASIS OF MY STORYTHAT MOLLIE M. CALLED IN I WON 2 TICKETS TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY & 2 ROOMS AT CHURCHILL DOWNS, BUT ALTHO I APPRECIATE THEM A LOT IT IS TO NEAR TO OUR OTHER TRIP FOR ME TO USE THEM, SO I THINK THEY ARE TO BE GIVEN AWAY ; COMPLIMENTS OF ARTHUR ALLISON. THANKS MOLLIE I ENJOYED IT ANYWAY. ================================= WHEN WE WERE ON THE WAY HOME A MAN APPROCHED US (JIM FITGH, CINDA SAUNDERS & MYSELF) IN THE NEWARK, NEW JERSEY AIRPORT TERMINAL & SAID DIDN'T I SEE YOU IN THE COL. DISPATCH PAPER? WE SAID YES I WAS THERE, & HE SAID I WANT TO SHAKE YOUR HAND, THAT WAS A MIGHTY FEAT YOU DID. ================================ OUR FLIGHT WAS CANCELED DUE TO A SEVERE STORM ON 4/28, WE FLEW OUT 4/29/02. ==================================

POEM OF ARTHUR'S JOURNEY WITH BUCKEYE EXPRESS POEM OF ARTHUR'S STORY! ************************************************* ARTHUR ALLISON'S JOURNEY ABOARD "THE BUCKEYE EXPRESS"! (Oct. 30,00 - Apr. 25,02) ------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Allison has been rollin' his way, from East to West cross the U.S.A. ------------------------------------------------------ "The Buckeye Express" takes its flight, traveling 6.2 miles every night. ---------------------------------------------------------- Judy, his cousin, put this harebrained idea in his head. ----------------------------------------------------------- He said, "you must be crazy - for 33 years I've been mostly in bed!" --------------------------------------------------------------- She kept at him, and he kept telling her; "you must be nuts." ------------------------------------------------------------- She said, "start rollin' if you've got the guts." ------------------------------------------------------------- He started rollin' at the age of sixty-five, and realized that for the first time in years, he was feelin' alive! ------------------------------------------------------------ He rolls the Scenic Hills hallways at night while it's still; It has become a blessing and a challenging thrill. Mile after mile, day after day; ------------------------------------------------------------- State after state sped rapidly away. ------------------------------------------------------------ Medications were drastically decreased, and pain, a thing of the past, mostly had ceased. ------------------------------------------------------------ You see before you a new man today; 85 pounds thinner; weight just vanished away! ----------------------------------------------------------- God has given him the strength to keep up the pace, and the stamina and determination to finish the race. ---------------------------------------------------------- On 4-25-02, his 67th birthday, he rolls his last mile across the U.S.A. ----------------------------------------------------------- He'll be rollin' this mile in New Jersey on the Boardwalk in Liberty State Park, ------------------------------------------------------------ With Scenic Hills staff and cousin supporters to complete his final lark. ------------------------------------------------------------- What's ahead for this man, you now might ask? ------------------------------------------------------------ He has taken on a feat that is no easy task. ----------------------------------------------------------- He's headed around the world when he leaves the Eastern Coast; and the staff at Scenic Hills and his cousin just have to boast. ------------------------------------------------------------- This man is a miracle - an inspiration to us all, he picked up the challenge and answered God's call.  ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Written By:  Judy (Allison) Fellure   Date:  4-22-02