Tag Archives: Fathers Day

MISSING MY DAD . . .

This Throwback Thursday article was first posted on 06/14/17.  The photograph is of my dad on his wedding day.  He was only twenty years old. He died at the age of 61 – a short life, but one filled with … Continue reading

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21st CENTURY DAD . . .

Down through the ages, fatherhood has had its ups and downs. Fred Flintstone had a foot powered car to cart his kids around. During the Renaissance, Leonardo daVinci had to live up to his dad’s expectations so he invented things, … Continue reading

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MY FATHER’S DAD, THE TAILOR

ALVIN OREN KEENE – 1893 – ? I know very little about this man. My paternal grandfather was not on the scene when I was born. My grandmother never mentioned him, but the story is that he was a tailor. … Continue reading

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