Philip R. Bergen, 96, a former associate warden, who lived with his family on the island from 1939 to 1955.
I'll never forget the year we had a "town hall meeting" where the Associate Warden wished us a merry Christmas then announced that the winner of a cell-decorating contest was tied between Georgia Tech (my unit) and Clemson unit.
They asked us to step out of the little room that we were in, and the associate warden told us, "There's been a stay".
The prison initially had a staff of 155, including the first warden James A. Johnston and associate warden Cecil J. Shuttleworth, both considered to be "iron men".
The administrative office section also had the offices of the associate warden and secretary, mail desk, captain's desk, a business office, a clerk's office, an accounting office, a control room which was added with modern technology in 1961, the officer's lounge, armory and vault, and a visitation centre and restrooms.
"Sing to me," the associate warden said.
"I said sing to me!" the associate warden yelled.
She has clerked for the administrators, the nurses, the associate warden, the head of education, the kitchen, and the priest.
Until this month, Mr. Dowling was a summer associate at Yetter, Warden & Coleman, a law firm in Houston.
The drama dealt with the plight of girls in a hostel without a female warden.
