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| 1975 My dad is holding me, there were still 4 boys to follow |
Happy Father's Day to my Dad. The one who worked so hard to put food on the table. Who expected us to work hard & get along. Whose love of watching every televised sport put a damper on my opportunities to watch T.V. & thus ended up making me a much more interesting person by all the books I read. Who loved the Beach Boys. Loved (and still does) meat & potatoes.
The summer of 88' my dad spent recovering from a broken leg. I was watching my new baby brother Tommy a lot. We had our routine every day. It was reading the newspaper over breakfast. Then onto a Perry Mason, Matlock, Game Show Marathon. Good times.
Truth be told you were a little impatient and this is how you taught me to drive a stick shift - "Just drive". Yup that was my lesson. I was terrified driving down Monterey Highway but it got the job done.
I got my competitiveness from you! When we play board games watch out.
We all love you Dad! Thanks for being a wonderful Father! Love, Marie
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| 1991 at a Father/Daughter Church Activity |
Happy Father’s Day Dad! Here are a few of my best memories:
Your jokes.
I remember you told the best jokes.
The “hairlip” joke was my favorite & I remember once you humored us
& told it to us twice even though it was quite lengthy because I
incessantly begged you.
Dancing.
I remember dancing to Beach Boys & Abba with you & having so
much fun.
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Baseball.
I remember how fun it was to play family baseball games with you
teaching us how to hold the bat.
4 Advice. I
think I was in 5th grade when I decorated a pumpkin for a contest at
Hillsdale, but then decided it wasn’t good enough to enter into the contest. I remember you told me “If you enter your
pumpkin in the contest you might win & you might not, but it you don’t
enter it, you will definitely not win.”
It was a simple life lesson, but one I have reflected on over the years
& passed on to my own children.
Lots of Driving.
I remember you driving me to work at Great America, school, dances &
anywhere & everywhere else I needed to be.
Now that I am a parent driving my children around, I know what a
sacrifice this is & can’t imagine how many hours you spent in the driver’s
seat between all of us children. Thanks for the memories, hard work, and many
sacrifices.
I love you Dad. Love, Jeannette
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| 1989 Painting the House Dad, Nielsen, Marie, Jeannette |
One
of the first of my fondest memories of you dad was the year I turned
16. I remember getting a letter in the mail from a secret admirer that
wanted to take me out for my first date at 16. There were 2 boys that
liked me at the time both accusing the other of being the one and I just
had no idea. I remember going to the
door when it was time for me to be picked up and there you were in a
suit and tie! I remember we went to Kings Table at Oakridge mall, an all
you can eat buffet and then we went and watched a movie. I believe it
was one of the superman ones.
When I think of my you dad I remember all
the times you used to stick up for us when other kids would bully us. I
remember you would like to dance and that the beach boys were your
favorite group! I remember you could always figure out riddles and
really hard math problems! I also remember you helped me cheat on my
written drivers ed.............should I say that.....(: I remember our
favorite joke you used to tell us about the man who was a
cripple.......for years we would beg you to tell us that joke! I know
that you were always proud of all that we did and accomplished and would
brag about us to your friends. I remember that my you always worked in
the back yard and that you would always help out others
when you would get a call from a member who knew of somebody who needed
help. I want you to know how much I have learned to appreciate all that
you did for us through the years!
I love you dad!!!! Love Margo
