Dad, you taught us all by your example, how to treat everyone the same regardless of their skin color, to always give 110 % to every thing you do, never burn a bridge - you may one day need to walk across it again. The biggest thing you taugh us was how to love your family and not just the ones who came after us but the ones who came before us.
You were one of my best friends and you were my...
Besides teaching me right from wrong, and how to listen for "that little bell", these are the memories I will treasure, Daddy:
1) Your finger snapping pantomimes for a broken record, a parachute opening, and a failed parachute.
2) Your teaching me how to play dominos, fish, check the oil in the car, parallel park, and change a tire.
3) Your beautiful singing voice.
4) How mad I would get ...