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Memories of Dad
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Debi
June 14, 2000
My dad
is a hard worker! He always provided for our family very well and still took the
time to have fun with us. I loved our Saturday trips to the arcade or 4
wheeling. I knew that I could always depend on my dad. He is the only person I
know who can out-shop me. He is a great shopping partner, who lets you look at
whatever you want for as long as you want. He was the one who took me shopping
to find my wedding dress. He has bought flowers for me every year on my birthday
for as long as I can remember. I was so surprised last year when he drove out to
the school where I was teaching and brought roses to my classroom. He never
forgets! I love my dad very much and am thankful that I am a part of his
family.
Lindsey
June 13, 2000
My
Dad has to be the best. He has gotten me just about everything I really need and
takes me about anywhere I want to go except on vacation maybe. Well, I love my
Dad so much that I can't fit it all in words so I'll just stop here. LUV YA
DAD!!!!!!
jeanette danley
June 07,
2000
Well I think my dad is the best because he has taught me well to
be the best person I can be.
amy
June 07, 2000
My dad is
very nice he gives me about anything I want he always gets me everything my
heart desires.
Gail Pernsteiner
May 29,
2000
The fondest memory of my dad is that we grew up on a farm and my
father was strict about us doing our chores even on our birthdays. It was my
thirteenth birthday and I wanted to ride my bike over to my friends house but,
my father told me I had to unload the wood shavings from the back of the truck.
Of course they were loose not bagged and it takes a long time to unload. Of
course I was angry like a normal teenager, I thought I shouldn't have to work on
my birthday but he told me I had to do it or stay home. So angry as could be I
unloaded the truck and in the bottom underneath all those wood shavings was a
new bike!!! I screamed and hugged my dad and didn't have to finish. The smile on
my father's face from my reaction I will never forget. He passed away November
30, 2000. I will always remember his smile that day!!!
Linda Rahn
May 22, 2000
One
of my favorite memories of my dad was when I was about 5 years old. My mom had
made a 2-layer round cake for my birthday with white icing. My dad would ask me
what picture I wanted on the side of the cake and then he would pipe it on with
pink icing! I can still remember the thrill of telling him the picture & him
putting in on that cake! I don't remember any presents from that birthday, but
I'll never forget that cake! P.S. I am a cake decorator today!
Brenda D.
May 13, 2000
I
can't pick just one memory of my POP but a thousand or more come to mind. My dad
was the best. I was the youngest of three daughters and dad's #1 son!! He would
let me work on cars with him and get his tools to help. He and I spent many
summers evenings fishing on the riverbanks. We did a lot of wonderful things
together. I cherish them all. Pop's been gone 5 years this June and he is always
still very close to me. I think of him often and know that he is smiling down on
me and his only grandson. I Love you Pop! Love, Baby dumpling.
Stacey
April 25, 2000
My
grandfather raised me. My favorite memory is the goofy Okkie songs that he would
sing. "Monkey and a baboon had a fight monkey knocked the baboon clean out of
sight...he went so high that he touched the sky and he didn't come down 'til the
fourth of July" then he would belt out "Davey Davey Crockett King of the wild
frontier" it had nothing to do with the song. He was the funniest person I have
ever and will ever meet. I miss him terribly and wish he could have met my son
who might be almost as funny.
Holly
January 12,
2000
Oddly, the one memory that really stands out in my head is on
one New Years Day when I was 12. My dad gave me the best hug it meant so much
(we weren't big on huggin' in our family). I still remember it, I'm sad their
weren't more, but I happy there was the one.
Loni, age 15
June 21,
1999
My dad . . . what can I say about such a great person? My mom
passed away in April and it has been pretty hard on him. Him and my mom have
been through a lot together. Though he has had many good opportunities with good
futures, he has chosen not to move because of our good schooling we have. He
gave up his favorite thing in the whole world for me and my brother (farming) to
take worst job ever (awful construction in bad health conditions). He is the
bravest, noblest person I have ever encountered in my life and I probably wont
find anyone more of either of them. He'll always be my daddy and I'll always be
his "pretty little girl". I don't think I could love anyone more than I do him
and he's the only reason I am living. If he ever left me, I don't know what I
would do. He always makes time for me and does things with me. I am writing this
because he deserves the dad of the year award or something. Not many dads could
measure up to him. My daddy.
Golda
June 19, 1999
Well, my dad passed away a little over six years
ago, and I still find fathers day to be a very difficult day, My dad was a great
dad He was a hard worker and a good provider for his family. Together my mom and
dad raised 10 kids. What I remember most about my dad was his hands, he had the
biggest hands I had ever seen. They were strong hands, hands that handled the
steering wheel of an 18 wheeler for most of his life, his hand were hands that
had been filthy with grease and dirt from spending all day on his day off
repairing his rig to get it ready for work the following Monday. My dad hands
were hands that knew how to use a chainsaw to cut firewood to heat our home in
the winter. I remember seeing my dad's hands chafed and sore from a long week at
work, handling his rig and freight. But what I remember most about my dad's
hands is the gentleness in them when I needed him to hug me, the softness in
them when he stroked my hair to sooth my broken heart after I had had it broken
by friends. I remember the gentleness in his hands as he held my first born
daughter when she was just a few days old, the hands that took time from his
workday to visit a clothing store to pick out a outfit for her to give her on
her christening day. I remember hands held the video camera and taped her the
first time she tried to feed herself and then ever few minutes he would shut the
camera off so he could take a little bit of food and gently smear over her face
before he would continue on with his recording. I remember hands that helped my
daughter build a snowman in the snow the last time he spent the night with us
before his death not realizing that it would be his last chance to do so. I
remember hands that helped my husband fix our car, install a hot water heater,
and so many more things he helped him with all the time treating him as he did
my brothers. I remember hands that held my son in his arms as he made plans for
them when my son would be a teen, how he would be then retired and my son would
be his buddy to take on his overnight fishing trips on the bay, again not
realizing that he would be gone just one month after my son's first birthday.
See when I remember my dads hands i remember the love I saw in them even when
his hands had to be used to punish me they were still filled with love for me
and my sister and brothers. My dads hands were strong when I needed them strong,
gentle when I needed them to be gentle, and firm when I needed guidance from
them, but my dads hands were never without love for his family. I remember when
my dad was deep in thought or maybe a little nervous how he would fold his hands
in front of him, interlocking his fingers. My dad was one of the greatest men I
have ever known and he is missed still a great deal by myself and my family. See
my dads hands were big but I believe his heart was equally as big for he had
lots of love for his family, we were never a wealthy family in terms of money
but we had love that money could never buy. My dad was my hero, I love him still
and he was a man among men.
Kim
June 14, 1999
My father
passed away when my youngest child was 6 months old. I was 23. My fondest memory
of him was when I was a little girl he used to "sneak" me out of the house every
Saturday morning and take me to breakfast. I used to think no one else in the
house knew we were going. He was such a wonderful and caring father. I miss him
so much!
Angela (alilsmile9)
June 13,
1999
I know everyone has something
special to say about their dad, and that everyone thinks the world of their
fathers, but my father has really been a great influence on my life! Since
before I can remember my mom has been an alcoholic! I can recall so many times
id sit and cry, praying that god would make her better! I used to crawl under my
brother's bed, cover my head with a pillow, and cry myself to sleep! I always
felt so scared, and confused. She always seemed to make it my fault! My father
would always explain to me that it wasn't my fault, and that my mom was just
sick. Every time I felt so scared, he would hold me until I knew everything was
going to be okay! If it wasn't for that little bit of hope my father gave me
everyday, I would not be here! As I got older, I became heavily involved with
drugs! I ran away, came home at all hours of the night, and cursed my parents
all the time! Everyone thought that I was going to end up in jail, or some
mental hospital, everyone except my father! He kept telling everyone that I was
going to change, although I did change, it wasn't for the better! I got
depressed, and made many attempts to kill myself! I had a low self-esteem, and I
figured I was a nobody and would always be. If it wasn't for my fathers faith in
god, I would be dead right now! He fought, and fought, and fought for me, until
I finally realized I WAS somebody! My dad has molded and shaped me into the
person I am today! He has helped me to overcome even the biggest troubles in my
life! Thank you daddy, for making ME believe in ME!
Dee
June 13, 1999
My
favorite memory of my Dad is when I was a little girl and he would take me
fishing with him. He would wake me up in the wee hours and him and I would go
fishing. My father is no longer with me and I miss him dearly. Happy Fathers Day
Dad! I know heaven is a better place with you in it.
Marcie
June 11, 1999
My dad
is one of a kind. He's always there for us and always has words of wisdom to
share. He's never judgmental and no matter how absurd or far fetched our dreams
may have been, or may be, he always encourages us to go for it!!!! That has
meant the world to me in my 28 years and I have always felt that I can go to my
dad with any thing, no matter how big or small. He's not only my dad, but my
friend!!!
Mindi
June 11, 1999
My dad
is simply the greatest!! Not only does he have a great sense of humor, he is a
genuinely wonderful person. My fondest memories of my dad are him coming to all
of my softball, volleyball and gymnastic events, not to mention his enjoyment at
driving across the various states constantly to do so...just to see me excel and
to support me in my endeavors. That, alone, to me, shows his dedication as a
father and friend. I had to write a paper about the person I most admired and
respected in 6th grade, and I chose my father as my role model.
melissa baggett
June 10,
1999
My dad's name is Ricky Baggett. My fondest memory of my dad was
when my sister and I were little girls, my dad used to sit around and sing
gospel songs to us. That was his way of spending time with us.
Jessica
June 10, 1999
My
Dad taught me to fish and he sat with me for hours in a cold stream until I
caught my first fish (only 5 inches long) he was so proud. He made me feel so
good about catching this tiny fish!
Shannon
June 10, 1999
Only
one word to describe my dad! Cool!!!!!!
Ariela
June 09, 1999
My
dad is great I love him more than anything, he's my favorite guy in whole wide
word
Jennifer
June 03, 1999
Well
he is very nice and he comes to just about every one of my soccer games because
he knows that soccer is very important to me. In fact he has been to every
important part of my life. I love and thank him for that.
Michael
May 25, 1999
My dad
is the best golfer in the world. He doesn't play in the PGA because he's too
busy at his job, but he would kick all of their butts if he did.
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