Our Dad!
Written by Diane (my sister)
February 17, 2004
Written by Diane (my sister)
February 17, 2004
If there was ever a dad who deserved Father of the Year, EVERY YEAR!, it was: Our Dad!
He was loving, patient, kind and always giving: He was: Our Dad!
Any event his children participated in: football, baseball, hockey, choir, scouts, the list goes on....he was always there: Our Dad!
He loved to fish! there were many times he wanted to have some time alone to fish, but one or more of his children would say: "Can I go?". He gave up his time and took us. He would spend many of those trips untangling lines, baiting hooks, removing fish or putting new tackle on and NEVER have a chance to get his own line in the water. We all remember the time when each of us were told: "If you want to continue to fish, then you need to bait your own hook and take off your own fish." He taught all of us, but was always there to help us when we needed it. He passed on his love of fishing to his kids and then his grandkids: Our Dad!
Handyman was a title that fit him well. He was able to fix or build almost anything. He took pride in doing it himself instead of paying someone: Our Dad!
He was the first one to volunteer to help friends and family when they had a project. He helped build houses, remodel cottages, finish off basement, re-roof, build docks, trailers, decks...the list goes on. That was: Our Dad!
Who loved his grandchildren and great-grandchildren more than anything else in the world??: Our Dad!
We will always remember the special way he put the babies to sleep. He would rock them in his chair while saying: " A, A, A, A,". It worked every time: Our Dad!
I will always remember how I teased him when he would say to Mom, "Let's take a ride, we haven't seen the kids in awhile." He wasn't coming to my house in Appleton to see me, I would tease, he was only coming to see his grandchildren: Our Dad!
We will always remember the funny faces, how he could get us wet with his special technique of flicking his thumb in the water, raising either one fist in the air or two fists at his side and saying: "You wanna fight?" or "I'll give you a knuckle sandwich!": Our Dad!
Having the visitation, funeral, and lunch here at church was an easy decision. So many memories of Dad are left here. All of the iron work you see on the altar (the railing, the candelabras) the huge cross that hangs outside the front of the church, it was all made by: Our Dad!
We established a memorial fund so that a Christmas tree will continue to be seen in the corner by the window each year in memory of Dad. For the past 30 years or more, he has gone out and gotten the Christmas tree, put the lights on it and helped decorate it. Even this past Christmas when he wasn't feeling well he still mad the trip to help pick out the tree: Our Dad!
He was a very special man. We loved him very, very much!:
He was loving, patient, kind and always giving: He was: Our Dad!
Any event his children participated in: football, baseball, hockey, choir, scouts, the list goes on....he was always there: Our Dad!
He loved to fish! there were many times he wanted to have some time alone to fish, but one or more of his children would say: "Can I go?". He gave up his time and took us. He would spend many of those trips untangling lines, baiting hooks, removing fish or putting new tackle on and NEVER have a chance to get his own line in the water. We all remember the time when each of us were told: "If you want to continue to fish, then you need to bait your own hook and take off your own fish." He taught all of us, but was always there to help us when we needed it. He passed on his love of fishing to his kids and then his grandkids: Our Dad!
Handyman was a title that fit him well. He was able to fix or build almost anything. He took pride in doing it himself instead of paying someone: Our Dad!
He was the first one to volunteer to help friends and family when they had a project. He helped build houses, remodel cottages, finish off basement, re-roof, build docks, trailers, decks...the list goes on. That was: Our Dad!
Who loved his grandchildren and great-grandchildren more than anything else in the world??: Our Dad!
We will always remember the special way he put the babies to sleep. He would rock them in his chair while saying: " A, A, A, A,". It worked every time: Our Dad!
I will always remember how I teased him when he would say to Mom, "Let's take a ride, we haven't seen the kids in awhile." He wasn't coming to my house in Appleton to see me, I would tease, he was only coming to see his grandchildren: Our Dad!
We will always remember the funny faces, how he could get us wet with his special technique of flicking his thumb in the water, raising either one fist in the air or two fists at his side and saying: "You wanna fight?" or "I'll give you a knuckle sandwich!": Our Dad!
Having the visitation, funeral, and lunch here at church was an easy decision. So many memories of Dad are left here. All of the iron work you see on the altar (the railing, the candelabras) the huge cross that hangs outside the front of the church, it was all made by: Our Dad!
We established a memorial fund so that a Christmas tree will continue to be seen in the corner by the window each year in memory of Dad. For the past 30 years or more, he has gone out and gotten the Christmas tree, put the lights on it and helped decorate it. Even this past Christmas when he wasn't feeling well he still mad the trip to help pick out the tree: Our Dad!
He was a very special man. We loved him very, very much!:
1 comment:
I remembe Aunt Diane reading this at Grandpa's funeral. I keep thinking about him and how much I wish he would have been able to meet Tidus and Nichiah. It bothers me so much that all the kids were to young or not born to remember him. But through the things he taught us and instilled in us, he is still a part of the kids lives whether or not they were able to meet him. He loved by many and is severly missed by many more.
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