my son birthday is today

happy birthday son and thanks for all you do for me and mom

we love you

Beginning of my time on this journey

It all started on June 30 1946 I was born in Punxsutawney PA. I did the things any kid did growing up back then played sandlot baseball and football had fun and made friends.unlike today we did not stay at home and play games on our game systems because they worn't invented yet. We were outside from morning till night. playing our games our war games were played for fun out side. I went to school made lots friends Some were good friends some not so good. i also did many things to earn money to do things with friends go to the movies and dances things like that. One of the many jobs i had I washed the windows at my barber shop and swept the shops floor. My barber was also the movie theater manger when i went to the movies he would not let me us my monies to get in. Witch turned out to be a good thing for because i got lots of dates because i could take them to the movies every weekend. i ended up working at booth theaters in my home town I was a usher and in the mornings i swept up the popcorn from the night before those were some good times.

The next part of my child hood was when i started junior high school and i started to play football our team was made up of a lot  of of the guys i played sandlot with by then we were good  we worked good together we went undefeated our our first year. I played offensives right tackle and defensive nose guard played the hole  game. Life was good i was a jock and got lots of dates with some great looking ladies.Then on to high school learned more things and played football with the same guys i played in junior high buy then we were a excellent ruining football team. Then in 1966 I graduated from school that summer i went to electronic school in Pittsburgh PA. for two years I finished that in the summer of 1968.  When I was home I was drafted that's when I joined the United States Navy. And that is when everthing got real the end

life

Let’s see as I see it life is a journey and this journey started back in September 10^th 1986. That is when Fran and I got married in York PA. We have been friends for about three years when we were in Johnstown PA over the next two years we became best friends. Then on September 10^th 1986 we were married so far we have been married for 26 years of unconditional love. We have had our ups and downs. Over all those years we have moved almost every two years and on September of 2012 we are moving again for the last time to our son’s house. Fran is the center of my universe and I would not change a thing about this journey and I hope and pray that it last for at least 24 more so we can celebrate our 50^th anniversary, and spend more time with our son because he is my hero for becoming the man he is today. Despite all the wrong turns my life has taken.

Fran and Duane I love you both with all my heart.