My father was drafted into the US Air Force during Vietnam and served four years as a general aid.  He returned home after being attacked in Washington DC, and his Lieutenant was killed. 

My dad spent the remaining years being a husband and father to our mother who passed away in 1998 my sister Kelly, who passed away in 2009 my sister Christy, myself and my brother Michael.  

My father was born and raised in Fairmount, Indiana, and then move to Indianapolis where he met my mother Karen.  

He lived in Indianapolis until 2015 when he moved to Florida to live with me and then moved back up to Indiana in 2021 and then passed away a year later. 

If I can say that, I’ve learned one thing from my father it was work ethic.  My father was a very hard worker. He always had a job and he always made sure we had a roof over our head close on her backs and shoes on her feet and food on the table. 

The year that I joined the US Navy was one of his proudest moments and he bragged about it to everyone he knew! 

Rest in peace dad we miss you and love you!