Jan's Dad  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MY DAD WAS 19 WHEN I WAS BORN . BY THE TIME HE WAS 21 HE HAD 3 KIDS AND WORKED 3 JOBS TO MAKE ENDS MEET. HE WAS A KIND MAN. DAD LOVED TO FLY. WHEN I WAS YOUNG HE WAS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD. WHEN HE RETIRED HE WAS A MAJOR. DAD ALSO WORKED FOR EASTERN AIR LINES.  WHEN EASTERN WENT UNDER HE WAS DEPRESSED. DAD USED TO DRINK ALOT BUT WE STILL LOVED HIM . HE ALWAYS MADE SURE BILLS WERE PAID AND THERE WAS FOOD ON THE TABLE. IN HIS LAST FEW YEARS HE DIDNT DO MUCH . HE WAS SICK ALOT.. HE LOVED HIS 3 KIDS AND 4 GRANDKIDS. HE TAUGHT ALL OF US MANY THINGS. HE EVEN TAUGHT ME THE BASICS OF KEEPING UP A CAR.. ONE DAY IN APRIL HE LEFT THE HOUSE TO MEET HIS EASTERN BUDDIES FOR BREAKFAST. HE NEVER CAME BACK HOME. HE DIE IN HIS TRUCK A FEW MILES FROM HOME. THANK GOODNESS HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I WISH HE WAS HERE TO SEE HIS GREATGRANDKIDS. I BET HE IS SMILLY DOWN SAYING BOY WHAT GREAT BABIES THEY ARE. HOWARD AND I MOVED IN WITH MOM AND DAD WHEN I MOVED  HERE IN 1989, WHEN DAD DIE.  HOWARD TOOK IT VERY HARD. DAD WAS SO PROUD OF HOWARD GETTING A JOB AND FINISHING SCHOOL..  DAD DIED 4-30-02. TWO DAYS AFTER MY 49TH BIRTHDAY..SO SOME YRS IT IS HARD FOR ME. HE WAS ONLY 68. HAPPY FATHERS DAY DAD..AND PAPAW. JAN [GA PEACH]  JUNE 3, 2007   Moki Raentree with graphics from the public domain.  All rights reserved.