mojjax
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I wanted to thank all of your prayers on Peacock's post . My Dad passed away at 2:00 this morning . It was a sudden thing .He was 77 .
My Dad was born in 1932
He graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in the early 50's
He then joined the Merchant Marines
After that he joined the Navy for 30 years ( 10 years active/ 20 years Reserves)
He went on to work for Owens Corning Fiberglass in Ohio around 1966 . His job was travelling around the world to various Corning plants to shutdown and start the huge glass furnaces.
He could order a beer in about 20 different languages , When he retired in 1996 , they had to hire 3 guys to replace him !
He was full of amazing stories of his world travels . Just a few years ago , after a few steaks on the grill and a bottle of red , He began telling Peacock and I of his experiences in the early 60's in Greenland at Camp Century , a nuclear city built under the ice sheet , we were in awe !
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Him being away too much was why he and my mom got divorced when I was 4.
We always had a wonderful relationship despite the fact he was gone a lot . as a kid I spent my school vacations with him . As an adult , the same - He took his vacations in Maine , and we took ours in Ohio . We always talked weekly on the phone .
I don't want to be too long winded , but , writing this seems to help me cope with his loss . Gonna miss him .
Thank You ,
mojjax & peacock
My Dad was born in 1932
He graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in the early 50's
He then joined the Merchant Marines
After that he joined the Navy for 30 years ( 10 years active/ 20 years Reserves)
He went on to work for Owens Corning Fiberglass in Ohio around 1966 . His job was travelling around the world to various Corning plants to shutdown and start the huge glass furnaces.
He could order a beer in about 20 different languages , When he retired in 1996 , they had to hire 3 guys to replace him !
He was full of amazing stories of his world travels . Just a few years ago , after a few steaks on the grill and a bottle of red , He began telling Peacock and I of his experiences in the early 60's in Greenland at Camp Century , a nuclear city built under the ice sheet , we were in awe !
http://googleads.sgdoubleclick.net/...d9.html&aclck=http://walkandpay.com/index.php
Him being away too much was why he and my mom got divorced when I was 4.
We always had a wonderful relationship despite the fact he was gone a lot . as a kid I spent my school vacations with him . As an adult , the same - He took his vacations in Maine , and we took ours in Ohio . We always talked weekly on the phone .
I don't want to be too long winded , but , writing this seems to help me cope with his loss . Gonna miss him .
Thank You ,
mojjax & peacock
