Happy 99th Dad. It's been a wild year. Fortunately, you missed the replay of WWII in Ukraine. I'm sure you would have had strong opinions about the courage of the Ukrainian people in their defense against Putin's invasion.

Your love for the Colorado Rocky Mountains has become a love of ours. Thank you for exposing us to and allowing us to share time in this beautiful part of the world. Thinking of you as I look out at the Rockies now.

Happy 98th Dad! You dodged a bullet with the pandemic since you missed both 1918-19 and 2020-21. Fortunately, we can now see light at the end of the Covid-tunnel (we hope). Sorry you missed Phil Michelson win the US Open at age 50. Pretty impressive. I'm still trying to golf more but not successful yet.

Happy 97th birthday! We wish you were still with us, if for no other reason than we could use your engineering and logistical skills to help us deal with Covid-19. You had the kind of take-charge attitude and no-nonsense approach to challenges that we desperately need right now. We'll try to emulate those characteristics of your personality.

It's been five years since Wally passed away and I just wanted to say that I have fond memories of all the times we played golf, in Milwaukee, Tucson, and other places around the world. He loved the game and I appreciated the fact that he got me into it at age 12, with many lost balls in the creek that runs through the Par-3 course at George Hansen park.

I was in Budapest last week and was reminded that Wally loved to travel, especially in Europe, and visit the local McDonalds fast-food joint to sample the familiar and the novel. He was always open to a new adventure.

It's been three years but Wally is still firmly in our memories. My new year's resolution is to golf more and enjoy the peacefulness of being outside in beautiful surroundings.