Here is a picture of another of a precious sow and piglets.  Byron loved working with farm animals.  I wish I could find a picture of his prize-winning 4-H cow, COOKIE.

Byron spent many hours each day tending to hogs and cattle on the family farm in Iowa.  He worked before school and after school each day.  I bet farm life influenced his Compucom work ethic.

this is where Byron grew up.  The house was built in 1929, same year Byron's father was born.  Mom sold the house in 2005.  We had the pleasure of traveling to our homeplace for many years, especially at Christmas

I'm sure that anyone who ever worked with Byron knows of his passion for complexity and making things "work" so as to seem NOT complicated.

Perhaps it will be no surprise, but he also loved such challenges outside of work.

One of my early experiences with Byron was almost 20 years ago, before he even realized he had liver "issues."  There was a collection of friends staying a long weekend on the North Shore of Lake Superior, and some of us were running in Grandma's Marathon.  My mother and sister were staying with me in my cabin.  It was the first time my mother had been to the North Shore since shortly after she had married (which had been a long time.)  

Byron took it upon himself to drive my mother and sister to multiple viewing locations along the route of the marathon so they could see me running.  It was AMAZING that he succeeded at doing it.  Keep in mind that those were the old days--no GPS, no Google maps--no technology.  Paper maps.  Driving skills.  And guessing where others were going, so that he could out-maneuver them.

Of course he was very proud of his accomplishment. Most importantly, it made my mother and sister VERY happy.  And that's what Byron loved to do.

I'm planning to dig into old photos and scan some from this trip.  Until I update, try seeing the experience through my eyes.  I'm sure that you may have your own as well. 

I was so honored to have my family at my wedding in 1992.  These are two very handsome guys.  Could be models for Chippendales.  Love them so much

We surprised Mom with a 70th birthday celebration in Kansas City.  Ron & Tammy were just blessed with Carson.  And Adam we recovering from chicken pox.  But we all made it to wish a very special Mother Happy Birthday

I shared this picture with him December 2014 and it made him laugh.