Friday, December 21, 2018
Sharing memories in regard to the loss of my father should be a no-brainer. Those of you that had the pleasure of knowing my father would know how easy it was for him to speak to anyone he came in contact with. The list includes friends, family & absolutely anyone he came in contact with during the course of any given day. He had the uncanny (sometimes uncomfortable I am sure for my mom) ability to approach anyone anywhere at any time and strike up a conversation. This gift was passed on to yours truly and I am certain I have mortified my immediate family on many occasions approaching random strangers to do the very same thing. The similarities between us diverge quite a bit from there. He was the most dedicated and loving husband I have ever seen. His world revolved around my mom and she was always first for close to 60 years of marriage. He was a provider and worked long hours to make sure that his family was taken care of. He was the guy that always went out of his way to help others in need. If the call went out for help dad was always there. I honestly can’t remember anything that he could not fix or engineer his way out of (unless it was computer related but that is a different story). The relationship that he had with our sons was something pretty special. The boys were able to spend a great deal of time with their grandparents over the years and they have fond memories of their Papa and the hours of fishing, bike riding, carving and cooking will be missed for sure.
The world was always a better place with Dad in it and I am certain that he is in a much better place now. Take care Dad we love and miss you
Terry, Chas and the boys
