Mathias was born on a cold wintry day in a large midwestern city with a back drop of a large river. Birth was hard on mother and child, due to Mathias having a hernia and other issues. Docie Mathias's mother loved him nurtured him through the illnesses. Mathias as a toddler played alone most of the time while his siblings gathered together making up games to keep them occupied. Docie surely had her hands full raising seven children alone. Docie...