Sunday, November 10, 2019
Dear John, Karen and family,
Where do we begin, your dad was like a dad us. We were this young couple moved in next door for 20 yrs. As you described him in his obituary, that was your dad that we saw too in him. Both of your dad and mom treated our two sons like grandsons,
my sons would sit on their patio and swing with your mom and be out in the garden learning to plant tomatoes with your dad.
In 1989, Chuck was unemployed and your dad came to his recue. He asked Chuck to put in an application to Argonne and he would see what he could do to help support Chuck in getting a job. Well here it is, 30 yrs. ago this September Chuck celebrated his 30th anniversary. It's like your dad lived to see Chuck make it to this milestone, we are very sadden to lose him because whenever we ran into your dad he was always the same sweet man. If it wasn't for him, we wouldn't be where we are and we are so grateful for being there at the right time in our lives to get into Argonne.
We can't express enough to all of you our deepest sympathy and the love we felt for your parents. The last time we saw him he said "I hope there truly is a Heaven, I miss my Dorothy and loved her so much". What a way to remember him as he leaves us in this life.
Love to all,
Chuck, Elaine, Ryan, Brandon and family
