mˈɛndɑːŋkə, ðə sˈʌn əvə nˈɜːsɚɹˌɪmən ænd dˈɛɹi fˈɑːɹmɚ, wʌz hˈaɪɚd tə mˌeɪk ɹᵻpˈɛɹz ɪnðə bɹˈeɪtən ɡˈɑːɹdən ˈæftɚɹ ɐ hˈɜːɹᵻkˌeɪn dˈæmɪdʒd ɪɾ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt.
Mendonca, the son of a nurseryman and dairy farmer, was hired to make repairs in the Brayton garden after a hurricane damaged it in 1938.