(August 14, 1920 to November 30, 1999)

Farewell to a family man

My last conversation with my father took place last weekend. Dad was looking forward to finally meeting his grandson Bobby during our trip back East just three weeks from now. We spoke for only a few minutes, but he took the time to remind me to send a photo of Bobby to his brother and sister, John and Vi.

Dad was always talking about responsibility, and about family. Those were the central touchstones in the household I grew up in — everything else flowed out of responsibility, and family.

Dad taught me about hard work, and he put in about 30 years as a meat-cutter with the A&P because of responsibility to his family.

Dad taught me about fidelity and love — he and Mom were married for 56 years, and family always came before everything else.

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