Father's Day - memories of those gone before us

[catnthehat]

Looking at some old photos this morning and decided to put this thread up.
This was the company rifle that my Dad belonged before I was born.
He's the guy with the dark Borsalino hat
Cat

[Bobdep]

Great photo


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[Dick284]

My dad passed on in 2010.

[dodger]

I here so many people talk about how "my mom and dad never did this or did that with me". I grew up in a home where my parents did everything they could to give my brother and I the life skills to be the best we could be.

The list of fond memories is so long it would be a book if I started to list them.

I'll spend my Father's Day remembering the escapades of days gone by. Love you mom and dad.

Dodger.

[260 Rem]

My dad was my hero long before the term popularized.

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by dodger

I here so many people talk about how "my mom and dad never did this or did that with me". I grew up in a home where my parents did everything they could to give my brother and I the life skills to be the best we could be.

The list of fond memories is so long it would be a book if I started to list them.

I'll spend my Father's Day remembering the escapades of days gone by. Love you mom and dad.

Dodger.

Dad's are good for showing you stuff like how to untangle bird's nests!
Cat

[^v^Tinda wolf^v^]

Love is an act of faith and he who has little faith has little love.

Happy Father's Day wolf man, I'll see you at the pearly gates

[Dick284]

My dad showed all us kids(4 of us) what, honour, integrity, and commitment meant.
He fostered a strong work ethic in all of us kids, shared knowledge, worked hard, and although he seldom said it(generational thing) loved all of us kids.

He could build most everything, garages, concrete retaining walls, do his own plumbing, kept a lawn that embarrassed most golf courses, but never changed his own vehicle oil

He was a very strong(physically) man, which I learnt at the age of 19 or 20(he would have been about 67) when I got up in his grill as most young men do at that age. I got schooled big time on what is called old mans strength.

He was a thinker, and a learner right up until his last days, heck he passed his millwright program in his mid 50's, learnt French in his 60's, loved modern electronics(had a better stereo and surround sound system than I ever had)

Embarrassed the you know what's out of both the salesman and the tech when he bought his electric scooter when he was in his early 80's.

He was a dynamic man.

[elkhunter11]

It's been just over a year since my father passed away. I was fortunate in that although money and material goods were scarce when I was young, my father spent a great deal of his spare time taking me fishing or hunting, or just out in the country to look at the animals and the crops. In the last few years I always bought a Saskatchewan license when I could, but we just drove around looking at the deer , reliving old memories, from years gone by.

[couleefolk]

Not even a year has passed since my dad has left, but sure do miss him. Like some others have said, you learn so much from a good father. I was fortunate enough to grow up on a farm, lots of hands on learning. We fished a lot together, did motorcycle trips (he helped me learn how to enjoy the things we did, not just say we did something because other people did them), taught me how to camp, he was a professional meat cutter, then became a millwright and taught me even more. We ran the local junior rifle club together. He was a religious man, wanted to make sure I was headed for heaven. He was always giving of his time to the community, especially when it came to coaching baseball and hockey, PAL and hunter safety courses. He may not have died a rich man leaving us monetary wealth behind, but he was a great loss to society. There are a lot of self-centered people these days that couldn't even imagine reaching for a bar set this high. I am fortunate enough to have lived less than 200 yards from my father, and it sure hurts not having your buddy gone. Hope those of you out there that still have fathers make the best of it.

[GrandSlam]

It's been 14yrs since my father passed and not a day goes by that I don't think of him. He was a huge influence on me. A wonderful person who always tried to see the best in people. Miss you Dad.

[The Copenhagen Kid]

With the recent passing of my father in early May of this year, this Father's Day was a very tough one for me. Like many of you, my dad built numerous houses for family members from the ground up, he was an electrician by trade, but that did not stop him from doing darn near everything in the building process. I helped him swap out a few vehicle engines to save the family some money. I know he did all this so that most weekends he was free to take us kids and mom out camping in the summer, or follow us boys with hockey in the winter.

Blessed to have his grandkids know him, and vice versa, he will forever be missed by many who knew him!! Does not make Father's Day any easier, but someday I hope my kids enjoy all I do for them, as I sure did about the things my dad did for me for 37 years!!

[kevinhits]

Originally Posted by Dick284

My dad showed all us kids(4 of us) what, honour, integrity, and commitment meant.
He fostered a strong work ethic in all of us kids, shared knowledge, worked hard, and although he seldom said it(generational thing) loved all of us kids.

He could build most everything, garages, concrete retaining walls, do his own plumbing, kept a lawn that embarrassed most golf courses, but never changed his own vehicle oil

He was a very strong(physically) man, which I learnt at the age of 19 or 20(he would have been about 67) when I got up in his grill as most young men do at that age. I got schooled big time on what is called old mans strength.

He was a thinker, and a learner right up until his last days, heck he passed his millwright program in his mid 50's, learnt French in his 60's, loved modern electronics(had a better stereo and surround sound system than I ever had)

Embarrassed the you know what's out of both the salesman and the tech when he bought his electric scooter when he was in his early 80's.

He was a dynamic man.

My Dad taught me how to change my own oil over 20 years ago and still doing it

However, my Dad has been hunting all his life and I regret not getting into it when I had the chance when I was a teen....instead of chasing girls and boozing it up

[Okotokian]

Thought it was funny, but maybe not.