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A Memorial to my Husbands Father
There is an old saying in life, we cannot know real love unless two are giving and receiving. When one is lost we come to know the depth of that love and wonder why we didn't give more.
Joe L
June 14th 1916.........June 1st 2000
As I married my Husband, Russ, he's Mother, Mable had already passed away. So I never knew her. I was told what a wonderful women she was. My husband and others have told me great stories of Mable. I would of loved to have met her. My husband says his mother, Mable and I would of gotten along very well.
I did get to met his Father Joe and come to love him dearly. What a man he was. 6 years before Russ and I were married I met Papa Joe:) Russ and I got married in 1994. Papa Joe could not of been any happier for Russ and I than he was the day Russ and I finally got married. Papa Joe loved me as if I was his own. I loved him the same. In fact after my own father died, Joe became my Papa Joe. He loved it when I called him Papa. Papa Joe was a positive and caring person. There was nothing he wouldn't do to help others. Russ, my husband, Joe's only son were very close the last few years of his dad's life. They sure made a pair. Work alcoholics they were. Busy busy always building something.
Papa Joe never gave up or quit working until 6 months before he died. Or sure he was retired (((what ever this must of met to Joe))) Retirement would of meant to set still. Not papa Joe:)
Papa Joe was an independent man and sometimes could be stubborn in his way of that individual nature.
Joe lived alone till the last 6 months of his life. And I must say he did a darn good job of it. ( I hope I am that active at that age.) I will always be grateful I got to know him and spend every day of the last 6 months with him. Even the last few days of his life he had a laughter and a fight that most of us would of spent feeling sorry for ourselves. Papa Joe taught me allot about life, love, managing moneys and many other affairs. I could of never asked for a better father-in-law. I will miss Papa Joe deeply:( sighhhhhhhhhh.
Papa Joe, Russ and I will love you and miss you always. Thanks for being there for us
and loving us:) You were special to the both of us.
Below is Papa Joe's family.
From left to Right.
Joe's parent's wedding day 1902
Joe and Mables wedding day
Joe and Mable young.
Joe and Mable, Navy days
Joe's ship, U.S.S. California. Joe was in the Navy starting in 1937.
Joe was a top notch electrician.
From left to right
Joe and Mable's First Child, Joyce.
Joe, Joyce, Mable
Joyce's Communion day.
Joyce, Joe and Mable's daughter. My husbands only real sister
Joyce and her daughter Jackie.
From left to right.
Joe, Joyce, and Russ as baby.
Joe, Mable, Joyce, and Russ
My Husband Russ, and his family.
Russ as a small Child.
Top right, Russ's Holding his teddy bear-Boo-be-Boo.
Russ as a small child.
Joe's only son, Russ
Dana and Brian as wee ones. Russ's Children
Dana and Brian before school.
Dana and Brian, grade school years.
Left to right.
Russ.. Dana and Brian.. Brian, Dana and Russ,
Russ's babies :)
Russ's children Brian & Dana. Russ and his son Brian jamming.
Russ and myself, our wedding day.
May 7th 1994
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