Dad probably walked more miles in his lifetime in the pursuit of employment and his attendance at work, than most human beings have driving or just riding in an automobile.
Dad had many undertakings in his in his lifetime but his musical talents spanned a large number of string instruments as well as a flexible voice range that was enjoyable to listen too.
Dad always had the ability to draw people to him and having friends and being a friend in return was probably his strongest attribute. He was very skilled in the game of pool, but very late in life Dad decided to try new endeavors and because of his self determination, he became a very solid bowler and even later in life he decided to try his hand at golf. The outcome naturally was the same. That same determination plus a few mild expletives on impact with the ball and he would drive it long and straight down the middle of the fairway. As you can probably guess these ventures only let to an even greater number of friends that were as diverse as the man himself was.
These things were all accomplished under a difficult situation. Dad had back surgery early on in his life which left his back some what rigid. But that problem wasn?t about to prevent him from doing the things he really wanted to do and that makes these undertakings even more admirable.
Dads accomplishments gave me great pride, but I have to say that my most memorable moments of Dad and my childhood had to be my uncanny way of finding him at a grille in our little mining town, and him buying me goodies and almost an endless supply of nickels to put in the pinball machine and play it for what seemed like hours. Such a simple memory, but the kind of thing that has impact and ultimately molds and shapes the character of a young mind. I know I will never be the man my father was, but his deeds and ideals will always serve to make me a stronger and hopefully a better person for having had such a friend and father. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him.