My Father's Birthday...

Today is my father Nelson's birthday. If he were alive today, he would be 116 years old, making him one of the oldest - if not the oldest - person in the country. Sadly, he passed away back in 1983 at the age of 74, but was still able to have 7 years of retirement with my mother Mary down in Stuart, Florida. I took the photograph on the left of him making breakfast during one of my sister Susan and my visits to Stuart sometime in the late 1970s or early 80s. Dad hated being a dentist, but was finally able to retire to Stuart in 1976 and play golf every day, including with my Uncle Bill (my mother's brother), just like they did for 2 weeks each year when the families would vacation up in Canada. My Uncle Bill and Aunt Elsie moved to Stuart in 1972, and after visiting them a few years later, my parents decided to move to Stuart, too. A wise move indeed. And happily, Susan and I still have the condo, and lots of happy memories.