his assets , admittedly considerable , were in a blind trust by his own choice s3 as to avoid even a scintilla of legislative compromise ; his second marriage was solid , his first wife having been tragically killed in a plane crash ; his two sons , one a banker , the other a university dean , were upstanding citizens of their communities , so much so that roote thought they were at , times insufferable ; he had served in korea without incident but with a silver star ; and his drinking consisted of two or three martinis before dinner .