I lost my father Wednesday. He died from bladder cancer, he was 89, and would have been 90 on August 23rd. He lived on his own until late February when he entered the hospital and then a nursing home.
He was a four year veteren of WWII. He tried to enlist, but they turned him down because he was blind in one eye. He was later drafted. He served at Ft Levenworth guarding war prisoners. He really hated that assignment. He was later tranferred to Ft Hood, Washington, where he attended cooks school. He applied for overseas duty 3 times. He was turned down twice, because of his blind eye, and finally accepted. They were gathered and prepped to board a ship, when the whole group was suddenly ordered back to base.
He farmed his entire life up until the age of 80 or so, and he retired after 30 years working for Big Smith Manufacturing (the old Big Smith Work Clothes Co.) He ran their computer department, running the big room full of computer, magnetic discs, running punch card programs.
He was my best friend, my idol, my hero and my inspiration. He loved to scrap metal and when he entered the nursing home, he noticed that the doors all had brass hinges. In his head he figured how many hinges were in the nursing home, and gave a rough estimate of what they would scrap out at. He was amazing. He is now at rest.
Bill
He was a four year veteren of WWII. He tried to enlist, but they turned him down because he was blind in one eye. He was later drafted. He served at Ft Levenworth guarding war prisoners. He really hated that assignment. He was later tranferred to Ft Hood, Washington, where he attended cooks school. He applied for overseas duty 3 times. He was turned down twice, because of his blind eye, and finally accepted. They were gathered and prepped to board a ship, when the whole group was suddenly ordered back to base.
He farmed his entire life up until the age of 80 or so, and he retired after 30 years working for Big Smith Manufacturing (the old Big Smith Work Clothes Co.) He ran their computer department, running the big room full of computer, magnetic discs, running punch card programs.
He was my best friend, my idol, my hero and my inspiration. He loved to scrap metal and when he entered the nursing home, he noticed that the doors all had brass hinges. In his head he figured how many hinges were in the nursing home, and gave a rough estimate of what they would scrap out at. He was amazing. He is now at rest.
Bill
LCHIEN
Loring in Katy, TX USA
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