Happy Birthday, Grand Daddy! Oct 23, 1928 80 years old TODAY!Dad is a salesman. A very good salesman at that. He has sold trailers for 35+ years and more recently commercial signs. he will always be a salesman. he is a coach. he coached Rick and Ronnie's Boys Baseball, football, basketball and Y teams when they were in elementary school. he attended every single game. he still attends the Lake Highlands football games on Friday nights along with his son, Rick, grandson, Brian and great grandson, Camp.
Ask him about the time he blew a whistle while watching my 7th grade Jr. high basketball game. he got mad at the ref who wasn't making the calls correctly. I think he got thrown out of the game. I remember G'daddy giving me pearl earrings when Ellen was born.
Dad and Mom have been on many adventures with us. They came to visit us in Bolivia 2 times and Dad came down a 3rd time for Ellen's graduation in 2000. They have also visited us in Guatemala for Gary's graduation last year. They've always have said, "If it wasn't for their kids creating ways for them to travel, they would not have been to so many places." They have traveled to England with Sherrie and Steve a while back and right now, Mom and Dad are with us in Colorado. Colorado - wow, what a place to spend your 80th birthday! Estes Park, Colorado.
Dad can get impatient at times. A remark around the dining room table when we were younger and someone spilt the milk was "you were just playing". We still laugh at the "on-going-family-joke". Dad is a people person. No one is a stranger to my dad. He never forgets anybody. All of our friends think the world of mom and dad, and so do their 4 kids.
He married his high school sweetheart nearly 60 years ago. He has mowed the yard every week in his entire adult life and he has never missed out watching a Dallas Cowboy game. He can sleep anywhere, anytime, anyhow.
Thank you, Dad for your example of love to me and to the rest of the family. We love you. Happy Birthday!
Judy and Glenn
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