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postscript All of the images and words in this book are the property of individuals who have graciously loaned them for 
this tribute to Leonard Samuel (L.S.) Shoen.  Letters printed here have been transcribed exactly as written, from the original, but not 
often in whole form as that would have required another volume and in a few cases been untenably sad to read.  Any whole letters 
or hand written notes are either paired with the graphic original text or, if legible, printed in their original form.  Also included are just 
a few of the many poems, quotes and parables that Dad often turned to, quoted in meetings, and taped inside his diaries, which he 
kept daily for more than 50 years. 
L.S.’s own words are quoted in this book from three additional original sources spanning 1954 - 1994.  The fi rst is an original dicta-
tion titled: “A History of U-Haul (1945-1954).”  The second are his original lecture notes from the “1962 Lecture”, informally called 
“Out of the Bars and into the Books.”  The third source is his opening testimony from Shoen v. Shoen, 1994.  All three sources 
illustrate his personal and business ethic and explain in detail how he created an industry where there was none before.  Print news 
over the years has been credited as such.  Oral histories from Samuel W. Shoen and Michael L. Shoen are included as a compli-
ment to the sources cited above.  
        To everyone who was ever at his side, or on his side, I give my heartfelt appreciation.
This book was edited by Mary Anna Shoen-Eaton with design by Leigh Copin.  There were 50 copies of “With Love and Respect” 
printed in 2016, each signed and numbered, to celebrate what would have been L.S.’s 100th birthday year.  He most certainly would 
have smiled and called this his 25th birthday, having been born in leap year, February 29, 1916.
bob dylan
I’m a-singin’ you the song, but I can’t sing enough
’Cause there’s not many men that done the things that you’ve done
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