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Thinking of Dad on Fourth of July
Today is my dad’s birthday. He would have turned 101. This poster is from his funeral in 2014, provided by students at the high school where he worked.
Blueberries y’all! About 5 years prior, when the doctors commended him on his health and asked what did he do to appear so healthy, BLUEBERRIES was his reply. Organic if possible. (Liked them with oatmeal groats especially.)
He stressed himself by shoveling 200 feet of New York State winter snow, from his home to the street. Had cardiac arrest in the Dunkin’ Donuts parking lot, before getting out of the truck to get his coffee before heading to school.
He was a Maroon from a Jamaican mom and president of the African American Men’s Assoc., which took students to visit colleges and mentored many.
So happy earth-day Dad! Without you I wouldn’t be (by God’s leave).
I pray everyone is cool and gathered on this fourth of July….
BTW everyone agrees my dad was Waaaay Coool. His name was Conrad, better known as Con or Connie. Today he might be called Rad, like a friend of mine, who spells his name ConRAD. We get the coolness either way...
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