Monday, October 6, 2014

80 years ago today

On this day in 1934 a man was born in Covington, VA that, 46 years later, I would be blessed to call my dad.  He has been gone 13 years now but I know he watches over us all. 

Bill Harris was an incredibly stubborn man (yes, I get it honestly), he was rather quiet, probably cause he couldn't get a word in edgewise, didn't get the humor in many jokes (yes, again, I get it honestly) and was probably the smartest man I'll ever know. A brilliant doctor, he helped many people. Most didn't know he could draw, although I'm not sure there wasn't much he couldn't do if he wanted to. He was far from perfect but he loved us all very much and showed it in his own way. It's funny how you don't realize at the time exactly what the little things mean. Like Play-Doh Magic shows and plastic sword fights, chess matches and Jeopardy, and of course the best telescope a 16 year old could hope for. 
I just didn't realize it all at the time. 

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