I am constantly amazed, and maybe I shouldn’t be. Dad is an icon in this community. He grew up here. He has played, worked, MacGyvered, rescued, ballooned, and helped with people in every nook and cranny, intersection, back alley, parking lot, highway, boat landing, dirt road, subdivision and all the places in between for 70 years now. Of course Dad has affected peoples lives. Time and again I hear the “I remember when” stories and they are all the same. Sure, each has a slight variation, but the theme remains. Dad, without any prejudice, unassumingly stepped in, knew the right things to do and before you know it, he was done and heading on to the next adventure of his day. Almost like Spider Man without the web. Just last night I was talking with someone who was MacGyvered by Dad nearly 20 years ago. He has only run into him a couple of times since but Dad’s impact on him has left a life long impression. What if we all lived our lives the same way?
I would love to hear more “I remember when” stories. We would love to hear about the impact, however big or small, Dad has had on your life. Did he unlock your car for you? Did he put out your house when it was burning? Please let us know, we would love to read these stories to Dad and remind him where he came from and where he is headed back to.
~With Integrity
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