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Grover gave us this book many years ago . . .
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Then, he borrowed it back, re-read it all again, but I think he added some post-it notes and highlighting.
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Often while working in genealogy, I wonder. . . "but, what did he think . . what were her values. . . why did they do that?" With Grover's post-it notes and highlighting, we pretty well know his values and beliefs.
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We know what he read. . .
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We know how he would have felt about Democrats . . .
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Proverbs he thought were good. . .
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He would not have been a fan of "Big Government". . .
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He was a child of the Depression. . .
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A romantic,
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And he loved our dog!
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This one really puzzles me since he had no daughters, but he did have four granddaughters that had him wrapped around their little fingers.
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These granddaughter wanted a special pose for their grandfather. . .
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They called themselves "Granddad's Angels". . .I'm not sure that was the kind of "angelic" he thought they were.
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Happy Birthday, Grover---we miss you.
1 comment:
I loved this blog! I have a picture of my father in almost the same pose with our dog, whom he adored. She felt the same way about him!
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