My dad- mom

The special quality my dad had was he loved to have fun, much like my mom. Dad loved to play jokes on people. Dad always believed in things being fair especially when it came to children. He would not tolerate a child being miss treated. Dad lived by "take life as it comes and do your best." Dad never seemed to have free time. He was always busy doing something. Sunday mornings was the only time I remember him just sitting around. He loved to work on cars, truck, trackers, anything that had a motor. If life wasn't working around junk cars he was farming. He altered back and forth every couple of years. Life was always busy. One of my favorite memories of "free time", was us kids piled in the back of his truck and the whole family going for an ice cream cone.

My Dad - Dad

What special quality do you remember about you father?  What words did he live by?  What did he do in his free time?

Dad was honest.  His word was his bond.  He always sang in a church choir and I sang beside him in the Baptist Church in Scarsdale, NY when I became old enough.

Dad was on the scout committee when I was in scouts.  As chairman of the advancement committee, he signed my Eagle card.

Dad was very organized and precise.  He had a scientific mind.  I remember him helping me clearly state some of the things I wrote in my doctorate thesis.

My mom - mom

What special quality do you remember about your mother? What is something she always said? Do you remember how she dressed?

My favorite memory of my mom is when I was young. My mom loved to laugh. That is a special quality that has been passed down to all her children. Mom loved to get my dad with practical jokes. I don't recall her pulling us kids into her jokes but she never hid them from us, at least not when they went down. She always dressed in style. At her peek it was capries and bobbie socks with white ankle tennis type shoes. She loved people, doing things with them, even if it was just sitting around the living room. Mom loved people.

My mom---dad

What special quality do you remember about your mother? What is something she always said? Do you remember how she dressed?

Mom dressed in a dress most of the time. She didn't work so she was always around to take care o me. I don't know anything she always said, but I remember her teaching me about Jesus. i also remember at a very young age her teaching me my math numbers.

I guess I remember most; that my mom loved me.