My father, part I

My father was a good provider and a hard worker. He missed work twice in 33 years working as a pilot for Pan Am Airlines from 1945 t0o 1978.

He taught me many valuable skills such as welding, operating heavy equipment and fishing. We had some incredible father-son misadventures together. He certainly spent a lot of time with me when I was a teenager.

In the end, we were estranged when he died 17 years ago. I am grateful to him for all the good things he taught me in life.