Today is my Dad's 97th Birthday. It was heartwarming reading the remembrances from family and friends. Mom passed 8 years earlier at the age of 84. I was lucky to have two terrific parents who instilled in me my love of music, humor, nature, food, politics, hard work, education, and family. I have memories of going to visit our grandparents, White Lake, Ludington, family reunions on both sides of our family. We did a lot of camping in Michigan State Parks. Growing up in Almont, MI was fun with Homecoming Celebrations/Parades. Dad worked at the Detroit Tank Arsenal. For Almont's Centennial he brought a tank on a trailer to drive in the parade and for kids to climb on. Dad helped me build a baseball field in our backyard with Home Run Fences, Backstop, and dugouts. My own field of dreams. We'd organize two teams to play there. Dad also built a basketball backboard for me to practice in our driveway, which resulted in being the only Sophomore to make the Varsity, and scoring 20 points in our first game. So many memories.