My Dad passed away two days after Thanksgiving in 1990. Most of his family had been with him on Thanksgiving day. It was a beautiful November that year. The weather was unseasonably warm and instead of worrying about drought we were grateful that the children could spend time releasing their energy outside. Our smallish house … Continue reading Remembering Billy E. Garrett
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The Last Flight of the Tar Fly
My dad was never healthy as long as I can remember. He had been a prisoner of war for twenty-three months when the European part of World War II ended. I grew up with a few stories of his experience but never understood the grim reality of his experience. The stories he did tell sounded … Continue reading The Last Flight of the Tar Fly