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In honor of Father's Day, this TT is 13 of my Favorite Things about my Dad!

1.) He was the baby of the family. With one brother, and one sister. My aunt and uncle were 10 and 12yrs older than him.

2.) He went to school to become an arcitect, but decided he couldn't sit at a drawing desk all day,( I get this from him, I can't sit too long either!). He dreamed of building his "Dream home" as a log cabin in Northern, CA.

3.) His prized posession, which he remodled himself after 20 yrs, was his '65 Mustang, it was beautiful. I learned to drive stick with it, but he didn't want to teach me, so my Mother did, Oh the memories!

4.)He spent most of his time reading. Authors like Louis L'Amour, Clive Cussler, and John Girsham(sp?). I remember now the book he would read to me and my brother was " Swiss Family Robinson".

5.) He taught me how to ride a bike and play chess!We played 'Spades' on Thursday nights!

6.) He could grill a mean Steak, and make the most awesome Omelettes on Sundays!

7.)He loved to listen to Donna Summer and the Theme song to 'Beverly Hills Cop', oh and the Beach Boys!

8.) He took us camping several times, he also helped me catch my first fish! There was one time, it was pouring down rain, and he had to shovel a trench around our tent to keep the water out!

9.) He was a devoted father , on several occasions I had to go to the emergency room for very urgent lacerations, I accidentally fell through our glass table top and cut my hand, and then accidentally kicked my brothers glass aquarium, anyways he stayed by my side while I got my stitches.

1o.) He loved the Rams, when they were good and were in L.A.!

12.)Dressed as the Incredible Hulk one year for Halloween!

13.)The funny thing about my father, he hated rice. He told us while he was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, that he ate enough rice to last a life time, so my mom never made rice.He also taught me a few Japanese phrases.

There are so many more memories of this man. He was a gentle, kind man. He passed away at the age of 52, and I miss him very much.

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