Lost Decades with Dad

Nearly 5 decades have gone by. I still miss my Dad so much. Last night I was with three very special friends: Fether,and Marty and Beth in Milwaukee. Fether recounted that night I received the devastating news about my Dad. It was 1963, two weeks before JFK's assassination. That night, Fether was there along with Marty.... Hearing Fether remember, recount that awful night, was so special and so endearing to hear that today- nearly 50 years later. I now know I was in shock. No therapy for us back then. But I had friends. Thanks Fether! You don't now what it's like till you have gone through it but none of you had to go through it, yet, you were there. I love you all.



I smiled when he picked me up.













I smiled when he filmed me.




















I was the first born. . One of Dad's sayings: 'No more nonsense' as seen here with my sister Linda demonstrating 'no more nonsense'.







I danced with him while standing on top of his shoes.





My most recent years have led me to discover how very special he was to his family. A hotel man, Pfister Hotel, and how he managed it with a wife who defied many cruelties. The contemporary words would be: texted to her.

He thought I'd be a great entreprenaur. And I wanted to be that, very much. But then, Dad left us. Not his choice.
Mom always said her life changed at that moment. She was right. Again. So sad. She was a one woman man. She never wanted to marry again. Her love was gone. And so was my Dad. I was 15 years old. And Mom was 44.
Miss you Daddy!
Jeanne and Linda (and dog Taffy xxx)with neighbors Karen and Carol Rueping