My dad was an amazing man. He had a lot of interests and talents, but everyone knew that he loved his family more than anything else in the entire world. Enjoy these pictures and random memories of my dad.
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| This is about the age that Dad met Mom and they fell in love. |
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| Dad in highschool |
- Dad's corny jokes - he always had one for every occasion
- "Pull my finger"
- "Oh no, your arm is broken" as he would bend our arm when we said it was hurting.
- He came to talk to my sorority about medications and would randomly write a joke on the board. My sorority sisters all said, "Sarah, we understand you so much better now."
- I could call him at any time when I was freaking out and he had a way of calming me down. I will really miss this.
- He taught me how to forgive others
- I love knowing that I will see him again and that he is with his mother, father and sisters.
- He left a legacy of service, caring, inquisitiveness, creativity, support and unconditional love for me, my kids and my family.
- He taught me that my relationship with God is very personal.
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| I love the way my Dad always looked at my mom |
- The way he took care of all of us, especially my mom.
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| Dad served in the Army Reserves |
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| Graduating from pharmacy school |
- He called me Seraphim
- "It ain't gonna rain no more, no more. It ain't gonna rain no more. How in the heck can I wash my neck if it ain't gonna rain no more?!" He would sing that when it rained.
- Listening to Weird Al Yankovic and Beethoven in front of the old stereo in the living room.
- He called Coca Cola "The nectar of the gods". He said it would clean the scum out of your fart tube.
- We had to buy a bunch of corn on the cob for a ward party and he convinced the cashier at the grocery store that we had a pet elephant.
- Barking spiders (what Dad called farts)
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| Dad loved to take us skiing. Yelling "HOOEYAIRE" from the lift. |
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| He loved having all girls |
- Peanut butter and honey on toast while reading the Sunday comic section of the newspaper.
- He loved the cartoon "Peanuts". His favorite character was Snoopy as the Red Baron. He loved with Snoopy and Woodstock would have an adventure together
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| Dad in his pharmacy at Dan's. I spent many Saturdays there dusting the shelved to earn money |
to buy my new rollerskates.
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| Teaching a new generation to fish |
- If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
- I am sufficiently suffonsified, any more would be superfluous.
- We would make up silly words from Latin roots. This is how he helped me study for my medical terminology class.
- "Smoke dope, jump rope, and talk about the kin folk"
- Da bigger da figger, the more that I love her. The more that I love her, the more that I feed her. The more that I feed her, the bigger the figger. The bigger the figger, the more that I love
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| Dad loved having the grandkids over to swim in the pool. |
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60th wedding anniversary
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| Dad in his painting corner doing what he loved. |
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| Avian in Grandpa's art corner feeling the art vibes. |
- Camping at Albion Basin, Wasatch Mountain State Park and all over Southern Utah
- Going places with my dad and having my friends ask me who the cute guy was that I was with - He is my Dad and he is taken!
- Hiking to "Noisy Broad Lake" - everyone else called it Cecret Lake
- Sneaking downstairs to watch Flashdance
- Helping in the yard and with the bees.
- Barbie campouts in the backyard - picking out the grass to make a fire pit and he did not get mad.
- He sat through countless dance recitals, traveling performances and theater performances all with a smile on his face.
- I always knew he loved me.
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| Dad's shirt says it all "You can't scare me. I have daughers" |
- St. Patrick's Day (also his birthday) and the 4th of July were his favorite holidays.
- Fixing Clifford the Big Red Truck
- Sitting in the Dessert Chair and being attacked by indians
- "Here comes a mouse and he's looking for a house". Dad didn't even have to touch me to tickle me. I would curl up in a ball and hide my neck.
- Beeble Berry stories.
- Teasing the dog by saying things that rhymed with "cat".
- He would go on long bike rides just for the fun of it. We would all have to really try just to keep up with him.
- The Shakespearean Festival in Cedar City - Hazzah!, horehound, the wenches and the Punch and Judy puppet show.
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| I love his smile! |
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| Visiting baby Ruby a few weeks before he died. |
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| Dad would draw funny things like this all the time. You never knew what would be next. |
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| He loved Willy Nelson |
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| Hiking in Southern Utah. I loved his red planet shorts! |
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| Dad's favorite fishing spot |
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| At The Nutcracker - Ballet West |
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| Daddy Daughter dance at Brighton High School. |
- He LOVED the University of Utah - GO UTES!!!
- Putting the silver from our gum wrappers on our teeth and smiling at the deacons to make them laugh during sacrament meeting.
- Singing "Happy Birthday" terribly out of tune
- He would secretly pay for the missionaries medication
- Sitting on the patio looking at the stars through his telescope. His favorite star was Vega. My friends would want to sleep at our house because Dad would tell them all about the stars
- Carl Sagan BILLIONS!!
- Laura found these questions, written by Dad, between the pages of one of his Carl Sagan books (Broca's Brain)
- He LOVED his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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| Dad and Wade - they were the dynamic duo in the Dan's Pharmacy |
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