tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578798513859045047.post3395633763223651309..comments2023-03-25T13:14:50.218-04:00Comments on The World According To Harryoke: Observations: When My Dad Was My AgeHarryokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07402755793988299456noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578798513859045047.post-20278757994988678652016-03-30T17:24:24.265-04:002016-03-30T17:24:24.265-04:00Dear Harry, what a beautiful bitter-sweet " F...Dear Harry, what a beautiful bitter-sweet " Family Ponder". allow me... .My story is very similar to your's.. kinda like side by each ! My father died in 1949, he was an All-American, Notre Dame graduate,, Battle of the Bulge war hero, and who Mom said was the perfect man.! When he died, I was 4 years old. My older sister Michaelyn was 6, my younger brother Bill was 4....Mom was pregnant with Thomas. Mom remarried two years later, then came Rick, Kathy and Victoria. May I add, we were not from Catholic or sexy Baptists. We were the 4 Archers' 3 Janetos siblings.no step. Life goes on and Mom drove all of us kids from Parkersburg W.V. to Florida to live and grow up in the sunshine. We drove to Miami first. In our motel room under the pillow , Mom found a huge palmetto bug, the granddaddy of them all !! She loaded us all into our 56 Chevy that evening and off to Daytona Beach we settled. Mom and my Stepdad, George Janetos ( I loved him so, later on in life) got a legal separation . George found us a small but adorable bungalow on the beachside, Golf Blvd. The Archers' received $35.00 a month each from S.S. The Janetos kids received from George $$? sometimes a month. Coach Joe Nelson arranged for us kids to get lunch tickets at S. Jr. High and SHS. Mom worked ;; Secretary for the Jaycees, the News Journal, H.R.S. ,, taking in ironing , never remarried...she was able to retire at age 55. My son Steve Butler crossed over 2002 age 37. His Father Bob Butler passed 2005. Mom crossed over 2004 . My very closest, childhood friend Sondra White, gone also 2005. Sweet brother Thomas Archer died alone on a January 7th,, 5 years ago.. only Christy Dunlop knows the whole story. No matter the age of our Fathers' remember the minutes , the hours and the even few years. and know they did the very best they could. I just posted a picture of my ( I have 14 ) nephew, 45 years old Kris Persaud and his 8 month old baby son...pure love ! " You are never to old". <br /> Harry, you have built a wonderful life. If you want to see your kin, reach out. If I waited for my siblings to come around and see me at my house, it would be raining cats and dogs.! For the most part, my nephews, grand nephews fill my life..love them so much.<br /> Also our pets ( your Yvette Meow) I fell in love with you when I learned you named your cat after the adorable actress.) and our Facebook friends fill our lives. I am a better person just because you have "befriended" me on line, because we have gone on walks with the IGUIDB, you are a natural leader . Keep up the Blogs, you have so many talents .<br /><br /> " I'm Just Wild About Harry " It's a delight to be in your Family, Claudia Ruth Archer. . .Claudia Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15790544772955200988noreply@blogger.com