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His Life

my dad,the mailman

September 11, 2012

MY DAD IS RICHARD WAYNE CASH,HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ERWIN,TN. TO RAY AND PAULINE CASH THERE ONLY CHILD. MY DAD MET AND MARRIED THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE GEORGIA RAMSEY CASH IN BEAUFORT ,SOUTH CAROLINA. HE WORKED AT THE ERWIN POST OFFICE AND RETIRED.DADDY WAS A GOOD PROVIDER FOR JEFF,MOM AND I.HE ALWAYS SAW TO IT THAT WE GOT THE THINGS THAT WE EVER NEEDED. HE WAS PART OWNER OF MY MOTHERS FLOWER SHOP CALLED GEORGIA'S FLORIST.DAD WAS A VERY SMART MAN,HE READ ALOT AND TOLD ALOT OF STORIES WHEN HE WAS IN THE NAVY STATIONED IN BEAUFORT ,SOUTH CAROLINA AT THE NAVAL HOSPITAL.HE LOVED TO FISH,LISTEN AND ATTEND UT VOLS BALLGAMES AND OF COURES CAR RACING HIS FAVORITE DRIVER WAS BILL ELLIOTT.HE WAS ALSO A BIG CB RADIO OPERATOR HIS RADIO HANDLE WAS THE MAILMAN !!!! HE LIKED TO COLLECT COINS AND LISTEN TO MUSIC.HE WAS A VERY QUIET PERSON AND KEPT TO HIMSELF AT TIMES BUT WE ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD.MY FATHER HAD 3 GOOD GRANDCHILDREN-BRANDON MILLER,HEATHER SHELTON AND CAROLINE CODIE EDWARDS. HE LOVED OUR MOTHER VERY MUCH AND SHE LOVED HIM ALOT.DADDY GAVE US A GOOD CHILDHOOD AND TOOK US ON VACATIONS . HE GAVE MY MOTHER A NICKNAME THAT WAS '"porgie'' HE CALLED HER THAT NICKNAME EVEN UNTIL HE PASSED AWAY.MY FATHER WAS A GOOD FATHER,HE WAS THE GLUE THAT HELD US ALL TOGETHER.I MISS HIS LATE NITE PHONE CALLS WHEN HE WOULD CALL ME AND TALK OVER SOMETHING WE HAD SEEN ON THE NEWS AT NITE.I WILL NEVER FORGET THE DAY I GOT MARRIED AND HE GAVE ME AWAY AS WE WERE LEAVING FOR OUR HONEYMOON I WAS TELLING HIM AND MY MOTHER GOODBYE HE SAID I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOUR MOTHER AND I FEEL AS IF WE HAVE BEEN TO A FUNERAL,BECAUSE THEY WERE SAD TO SEE ME LEAVE KNOWING THAT I WAS A MARRIED WOMAN AND NOT HIS LITTLE GIRL ANYMORE I WILL NEVER FORGET THE TEARS IN HIS EYES WHEN HE SAID WHAT HE SAID ON MY WEDDING DAY,IT WAS THEN WHEN I LEFT THE NEST WHAT IT MEANT YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GO HOME AGAIN CAUSE IT SURE ISN'T THE SAME.DADDY I LOVE AND MISS YOU EVERYDAY. I KNOW THAT YOU ARE FINALLY AT PEACE AND RESTING NOW THAT MOM HAS MADE IT TO HEAVEN WITH YOU KNOW. SAVE ME A PLACE MOM AND DAD SO WHEN I GET THERE WE WILL BE A FAMILY ONCE AGAIN. I LOVE YOU DAD.YOUR DAUGHTER ""aka" SCOOTER.