Man if that ole screen door could talk I don't know who would have more to say it or him , he hated hearing that door shut..and I remember going to the post office and on the way home he would stop by the dump and make me get inside the magazine dumpster and pick out the ones he wanted haha....one thing about popa tho he could keep a secret and listen to anything you told him...love you popa
Here it is another Father's Day is approaching without you. It will be eleven years in September 2012 that God took you away from the pain and suffering that you had been in for so long and gave you that new body. So many memories that we had shared sitting and talking. You were such a wise man.....but, you had a wife and kids whom loved you. Your grand kids all loved you and the great grand kids that never had the chance to meet you hear stories about you. I know my three grand kids hear about you.....sometimes they even think they knew you!!!! I know now that you are happy with mom by your side once again. You will forever be in my heart and missed. And yes, I will quote your ending....."we will see you again, remember that". So my dear daddy, Happy Early Father's Day in heaven, I dedicate this song to you on Father's Day, June 17, 2012 "Go Rest High On That Mountain"!!!!! I love you daddy, your daughter, Phyllis.
My most memorable time with my dad was living in Brandon, Florida in the orange groves. During the winter months we would stay up late and wait for the temperatures to drop below freezing so that we could go out and light smudge pots under the trees. Dad did for his family what he could do...all those years of working in the groves though hindered his health as he got older. He wasn't able to do all the things I know he would have loved to have done with my mom...but you know, my mom and dad loved each other and shared so many memories with us. I am forever grateful for the time that I got to be his daughter and share the laughter and the tears with him. I love you daddy and forever grateful that you were my Dad.
