Happy Birthday Dad

It would have been my dad’s 101st birthday today! He was born in 1919 and lived to be 95 years old. He came from a very poor background, joined the Coast Guard at an early age, was a WWII and Korean War veteran, raised three kids and put them all through college, and loved to take cruises after he and mom retired. He convinced my mom to move to Florida way back in 1959 to “escape the icicles on your face.” He was a quiet kind of guy, and a gentle soul. I miss him.