My father turned 84 yesterday.
I love the above photo as it was taken on a waterski trip to Lake Shasta, CA sometime in the 1960's. My father loved to waterski and before my younger brother and I came along, my parents would take many trips with my older brother to go water skiing all around California. The photo above is the perfect representation of my father - happy, fun-loving and always with a smile.
The following is a brief photo-collage of some of my favorite photos of my father:
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| The hair gets me every time - 1948 |
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| Wedding Day 1952 |
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| On board the USS Columbus Pireus, Greece 1953 |
My father was in the Navy reserves by the time my younger brother and I came along and I remember the few weekends he would have to leave to go on his Navy Reserve duty. That's me in the middle.
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| Lake Oswego, OR 1973 |
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| Mom & Dad - 1976 |
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| The "perm" years...oy vey |
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| Giving me away at my wedding |
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| Always teasing his grandchildren |
My father and I had a lovely dinner together last night - just the two of us enjoying take-out and conversation about the past.
Happy Birthday Dad,
Suz
awwww. so sweet. Glad you had a nice evening celebrating dad!
ReplyWhat a lovely post - those pictures are so much fun to look at. Happy Birthday!
ReplySuch a sweet post! There is nothing quite like the father-daughter relationship!
ReplyWhat a lovely tribute Susan. Where were you reared?
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