What a great guy! We never met anyone who could honestly say otherwise..... my sis was one lucky gal to have him for 60 years. When she became disabled over 12 years ago, he cared for her daily, and tried his best to do everything "her way" - which was not an easy task. He loved her unconditionally. We thank him every day!
Kim would help anyone....never could get even with him on good deeds or generosity. He stepped into fatherhood of five youngsters, just about the age they all needed to be put in a gunny sack, taken to the river, and, well ....you know what I mean.
The fact that their Mother had wanted to be happy by marrying a reliable guy, didn't seem to be a top priority for kids of that age; but, most all of them grew up and realized what a great Dad he was. All of them, and all of us, were blessed by his support and love. A lot of tears flowed from three generations of family and friends at his passing.
Kim was a valiant hero in the Korean War, saving unnumbered lives as a Medic, and served with honor in three different branches of the United States Armed Forces before coming home.
He had been only seven when his mother died in childbirth with her ninth child. Never again having a Mother to care for him, he grew up poor in the potato field country of Plano, Idaho. He helped raise his younger siblings and at fifteen was working to feed them. His Father, being a potato farmer, had all he could do in watching out for the children and did not marry again until they were all grown.
In the meantime, Kim joined the Military, probably fibbing on his age, at 17. Times were bad in '48, but at least Uncle Sam fed you and taught you a trade. He later became a Civil Servant for Utah's Hill Field Air Force Base as an aircraft mechanic. Everyone he worked with said he was "the greatest".
When he married my oldest sister in 1966, I was 25 with a young family and all of us have always loved him to the moon! Rest well, dear brother....you deserve it.
Kim would help anyone....never could get even with him on good deeds or generosity. He stepped into fatherhood of five youngsters, just about the age they all needed to be put in a gunny sack, taken to the river, and, well ....you know what I mean.
The fact that their Mother had wanted to be happy by marrying a reliable guy, didn't seem to be a top priority for kids of that age; but, most all of them grew up and realized what a great Dad he was. All of them, and all of us, were blessed by his support and love. A lot of tears flowed from three generations of family and friends at his passing.
Kim was a valiant hero in the Korean War, saving unnumbered lives as a Medic, and served with honor in three different branches of the United States Armed Forces before coming home.
He had been only seven when his mother died in childbirth with her ninth child. Never again having a Mother to care for him, he grew up poor in the potato field country of Plano, Idaho. He helped raise his younger siblings and at fifteen was working to feed them. His Father, being a potato farmer, had all he could do in watching out for the children and did not marry again until they were all grown.
In the meantime, Kim joined the Military, probably fibbing on his age, at 17. Times were bad in '48, but at least Uncle Sam fed you and taught you a trade. He later became a Civil Servant for Utah's Hill Field Air Force Base as an aircraft mechanic. Everyone he worked with said he was "the greatest".
When he married my oldest sister in 1966, I was 25 with a young family and all of us have always loved him to the moon! Rest well, dear brother....you deserve it.
What a great guy! We never met anyone who could honestly say otherwise..... my sis was one lucky gal to have him for 60 years. When she became disabled over 12 years ago, he cared for her daily, and tried his best to do everything "her way" - which was not an easy task. He loved her unconditionally. We thank him every day!
Kim would help anyone....never could get even with him on good deeds or generosity. He stepped into fatherhood of five youngsters, just about the age they all needed to be put in a gunny sack, taken to the river, and, well ....you know what I mean.
The fact that their Mother had wanted to be happy by marrying a reliable guy, didn't seem to be a top priority for kids of that age; but, most all of them grew up and realized what a great Dad he was. All of them, and all of us, were blessed by his support and love. A lot of tears flowed from three generations of family and friends at his passing.
Kim was a valiant hero in the Korean War, saving unnumbered lives as a Medic, and served with honor in three different branches of the United States Armed Forces before coming home.
He had been only seven when his mother died in childbirth with her ninth child. Never again having a Mother to care for him, he grew up poor in the potato field country of Plano, Idaho. He helped raise his younger siblings and at fifteen was working to feed them. His Father, being a potato farmer, had all he could do in watching out for the children and did not marry again until they were all grown.
In the meantime, Kim joined the Military, probably fibbing on his age, at 17. Times were bad in '48, but at least Uncle Sam fed you and taught you a trade. He later became a Civil Servant for Utah's Hill Field Air Force Base as an aircraft mechanic. Everyone he worked with said he was "the greatest".
When he married my oldest sister in 1966, I was 25 with a young family and all of us have always loved him to the moon! Rest well, dear brother....you deserve it.
Kim would help anyone....never could get even with him on good deeds or generosity. He stepped into fatherhood of five youngsters, just about the age they all needed to be put in a gunny sack, taken to the river, and, well ....you know what I mean.
The fact that their Mother had wanted to be happy by marrying a reliable guy, didn't seem to be a top priority for kids of that age; but, most all of them grew up and realized what a great Dad he was. All of them, and all of us, were blessed by his support and love. A lot of tears flowed from three generations of family and friends at his passing.
Kim was a valiant hero in the Korean War, saving unnumbered lives as a Medic, and served with honor in three different branches of the United States Armed Forces before coming home.
He had been only seven when his mother died in childbirth with her ninth child. Never again having a Mother to care for him, he grew up poor in the potato field country of Plano, Idaho. He helped raise his younger siblings and at fifteen was working to feed them. His Father, being a potato farmer, had all he could do in watching out for the children and did not marry again until they were all grown.
In the meantime, Kim joined the Military, probably fibbing on his age, at 17. Times were bad in '48, but at least Uncle Sam fed you and taught you a trade. He later became a Civil Servant for Utah's Hill Field Air Force Base as an aircraft mechanic. Everyone he worked with said he was "the greatest".
When he married my oldest sister in 1966, I was 25 with a young family and all of us have always loved him to the moon! Rest well, dear brother....you deserve it.
