This post is dedicated to a wonderful man. He is known in our family as
Jerry/Dad/Daddy/Poppa J. I know we are all blessed to have Dad in our lives. These pictures reflect some of the fond memories of Dad.
Some of these include:
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Hats...I always remember dad wearing a hat. Whether it was a cap to work in, his cowboy hat or a Santa Claus hat, Dad always has a hat with him. (If you go back and look at some of Dad's childhood pictures, he had a hat on then too.)
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Dad loved the outdoors. There are many memories of hunting, fishing and camping trips. Even just Saturdays spent in the mountains wading in streams and riding aspen trees.
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Dad has a great smile. I remember Dad always having a funny story to tell. (Sometimes they were even true! Just kidding, Dad!)
*I remember Dad being a
hard worker. I appreciate how hard Dad worked to provide for our family. You taught us the value of work and sacrifice.
Happy Birthday, Dad. We all love you! Thanks for being a great dad/grandpa!
(I want to invite the family to share some of your happy memories of dad. Mom, could you maybe tell us a bit about some of the pictures. I just added whatever was on the back of the pictures, but I would love a little more info about them.)
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| Christmas Morning (Mid 80's) Dad got his new Stetson |
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| October (Mid 80's) Hunting trip with Phil Devoe |
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| Jun 1985 |
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| 1961-Mission Picture |
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| Christmas 1984 |
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| 1975-Dad holding Janice |
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| January 1986 |
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| Late 1980's |
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| November 1962-On Dad's mission in Florida |
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| Good Buddies, Jerry & Ray (Before Dad's mission at Grandma and Grandpa Smith's house) |
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| Early 1970's |
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| June 1973 |
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| December 1991 |
Memories of Dad:
ReplyDeleteI remember running to the door or out to Dad's work truck to be the first one to give him a kiss and welcome him home. I can also remember sitting at his feet, helping him untie his work boots.
Dad always had great stories about how he lost his hair- in fact as a kid I was never entirely sure if he was joking or not when he told me an Indian scalped him.
I love that Dad always took us to church and encouraged us to be the best we could be. I love that Dad took his toy puppet, Jake, to church with him and had him speak from the pulpit. What a great sense of humor!
Love you Daddy!