I’ve been asked to post a picture of my dad so that my friends might see if there is a resemblance.  Dad passed on in 2006 up in South Bend, Indiana.  He was a successful businessman, an avid golfer, and great provider to Mom and all of us five kids. 

Here’s a little golf trivia:  on Friday nights back when we were all living at home, Mom and Dad would go out to our country club and play “mixed doubles”…..golf.  Mom comes up to #9, a par 3 hole.  She tees of, and sinks it for a hole-in-one.  Dad was in another foursome somewhere way behind her.  Having not heard about her hole-in-one, he comes up to the same #9 tee, hits it off, and sinks it the same way for a hole-in-one also.  They were both written up in Sports Illustrated and had all kinds of publicity because of that event. 

Some years later, my sister Nancy was browsing in a bookstore, and she opened up a small book of sports records.  Sure enough, there was the above event documented in that book!