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Rest in Peace Uncle John
Apr. 24th, 2019 09:34 amMy Uncle John passed away and the world is a little less bright because of it.
He was a good father, husband, and Catholic. He had great faith in God.
My first memories of him are that he was tall and had a nice laugh. He has been described as always having a twinkle in his eye.
He was a hard worker. He started on the farm where he grew up and never stopped until he finally retired. He worked hard for everything in his life. Never shirked or complained but just did what needed to be done. He served in the Air Force. He earned an engineering degree. There were set backs like a company going out of business but he picked himself up and figured out what to do next.
He loved his family. He and his wife Marge raised three children to be fine upstanding people. They have four grandchildren who loved their grandfather very much. I haven’t seen my cousins in years but I keep up with them through my mother.
The last time I saw him was at my wedding. For some reason Harlan decided to try to make my Aunt Marge laugh. I could see my Uncle John biting the inside of his cheek trying not to laugh at Harlan’s antics and almost succeeding. She was not amused but the rest of us were very much so.
He would have turned 90 in a little over two months.
I will miss him.
I am grateful for having Uncle John in my life.
He was a good father, husband, and Catholic. He had great faith in God.
My first memories of him are that he was tall and had a nice laugh. He has been described as always having a twinkle in his eye.
He was a hard worker. He started on the farm where he grew up and never stopped until he finally retired. He worked hard for everything in his life. Never shirked or complained but just did what needed to be done. He served in the Air Force. He earned an engineering degree. There were set backs like a company going out of business but he picked himself up and figured out what to do next.
He loved his family. He and his wife Marge raised three children to be fine upstanding people. They have four grandchildren who loved their grandfather very much. I haven’t seen my cousins in years but I keep up with them through my mother.
The last time I saw him was at my wedding. For some reason Harlan decided to try to make my Aunt Marge laugh. I could see my Uncle John biting the inside of his cheek trying not to laugh at Harlan’s antics and almost succeeding. She was not amused but the rest of us were very much so.
He would have turned 90 in a little over two months.
I will miss him.
I am grateful for having Uncle John in my life.
