My dad passed away when I was 10 years old so I don't remember him that much and don't know a lot about him other than what my mom and older sisters have told me.
After his military service he drove a long distance truck for a while, after meeting my mom and getting married he started doing electrical work with her brother which in turn led to employment as an electrician with Burlington Industries, in addition to this job he also farmed in order to support and provide for an ever growing family. My older sisters that do remember him often speak about how he loved to cook and made sure no one went to bed hungry.
He and his sister Ida (Thomas) loved to fish and I do remember him and mom packing up the car with kids, fishing equipment, a big lunch and taking us to the ocean so he could surf fish while all the kids played on the beach and enjoyed the water.
I remember that he had a few hogs and would go to the bakery to get outdated bread to add to the mixture he made for them. He always bought us something sweet to eat on the way home, so all the kids road home in the back of the bread-filled pickup truck, laughing, being kids and eating something sweet.
It is a sad thing that he never got to see his babies
grow up, get married, work and have their own families.
After his military service he drove a long distance truck for a while, after meeting my mom and getting married he started doing electrical work with her brother which in turn led to employment as an electrician with Burlington Industries, in addition to this job he also farmed in order to support and provide for an ever growing family. My older sisters that do remember him often speak about how he loved to cook and made sure no one went to bed hungry.
He and his sister Ida (Thomas) loved to fish and I do remember him and mom packing up the car with kids, fishing equipment, a big lunch and taking us to the ocean so he could surf fish while all the kids played on the beach and enjoyed the water.
I remember that he had a few hogs and would go to the bakery to get outdated bread to add to the mixture he made for them. He always bought us something sweet to eat on the way home, so all the kids road home in the back of the bread-filled pickup truck, laughing, being kids and eating something sweet.
It is a sad thing that he never got to see his babies
grow up, get married, work and have their own families.
My dad passed away when I was 10 years old so I don't remember him that much and don't know a lot about him other than what my mom and older sisters have told me.
After his military service he drove a long distance truck for a while, after meeting my mom and getting married he started doing electrical work with her brother which in turn led to employment as an electrician with Burlington Industries, in addition to this job he also farmed in order to support and provide for an ever growing family. My older sisters that do remember him often speak about how he loved to cook and made sure no one went to bed hungry.
He and his sister Ida (Thomas) loved to fish and I do remember him and mom packing up the car with kids, fishing equipment, a big lunch and taking us to the ocean so he could surf fish while all the kids played on the beach and enjoyed the water.
I remember that he had a few hogs and would go to the bakery to get outdated bread to add to the mixture he made for them. He always bought us something sweet to eat on the way home, so all the kids road home in the back of the bread-filled pickup truck, laughing, being kids and eating something sweet.
It is a sad thing that he never got to see his babies
grow up, get married, work and have their own families.
After his military service he drove a long distance truck for a while, after meeting my mom and getting married he started doing electrical work with her brother which in turn led to employment as an electrician with Burlington Industries, in addition to this job he also farmed in order to support and provide for an ever growing family. My older sisters that do remember him often speak about how he loved to cook and made sure no one went to bed hungry.
He and his sister Ida (Thomas) loved to fish and I do remember him and mom packing up the car with kids, fishing equipment, a big lunch and taking us to the ocean so he could surf fish while all the kids played on the beach and enjoyed the water.
I remember that he had a few hogs and would go to the bakery to get outdated bread to add to the mixture he made for them. He always bought us something sweet to eat on the way home, so all the kids road home in the back of the bread-filled pickup truck, laughing, being kids and eating something sweet.
It is a sad thing that he never got to see his babies
grow up, get married, work and have their own families.
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