tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post2144470455569651763..comments2024-03-23T08:13:12.713-07:00Comments on Growing Up in Verdun ,Montreal & Information: Happy Father's Day,Appreciate the ones that are here,& Remember the ones who have passed.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-77249492975198106112010-06-20T10:49:52.000-07:002010-06-20T10:49:52.000-07:00The first memory I have is when my father was leav...The first memory I have is when my father was leaving in his army uniform to go to camp for training. He was leaving and I started to cry as he went out the door. My mother asked my why I was crying. I said because he did not give me a piggyback ride. I remember standing on a steamer truck in the hallway at 835 3rd Avenue, near the cupboard under the stairs. He gave me a piggyback ride and went out the front door, down the stairs from our second landing flat. He walked down the street from near Bannantyne, towards Verdun Avenue. That was the last time I saw him. He got killed when a machine gun exploded on him. I was 1 1/2 months shy of 3 years old..... Happy Father's Dayjohn allisonhttp://winnie3rdavenue.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6464100720604662734.post-53708694330926098172010-06-20T10:30:32.000-07:002010-06-20T10:30:32.000-07:00--I like this little bit from that story---
He wa...--I like this little bit from that story---<br /><br />He was always there, through the fun stuff, through the tough stuff and, most importantly, through all the scary stuff. I may not have realized it at the time, but I know it now: He was always watching my back, and he still is".<br /><br />"Dad believed that, in any situation, if you look carefully at what you're facing, then prepare and move forward with respect and confidence, you'll be fine. Purposeful action has honour and dignity. Inaction leads nowhere. The key to it all is mastering your fear. This is his greatest enduring legacy, one I was determined to pass on when it became my turn to be a father."<br /><br /> ---------------------------------HF&RV----------------------------Les Fhttp://lesf.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.com