
My father was this way – he could and did build anything!
He set up Tripods and pulled engines from cars.
He tore the roof and rafters off the big red barn –
And installed a lower roof by himself.
He renovated and built the house I was raised in.
All this did not pass on to me-
It skipped a generation and fell to my oldest son TROY!

Troy on a visit to our home and at Inlet View!
The patience required ( I have none)
When he was small – he would always take things apart and put them back together!
He got the love of the outdoors – fishing – and hunting from my father.

While Troy has no children of his own – during the years –
he has other boys and girls who look up to him as a father figure!
Even walking one down the aisle at her marriage.
He is kind – gentle and giving and helping others.
I rode the motorcycle back in the mid-70s –
He also rides –
though not as often as he did.
Anything Pittsburg sports –
he is a big fan of it.
Today – he has a partner – Andrea –
And I hope they can come back down this summer or whenever they choose.

Andrea and Troy at Barefoot Landing at Crooked Hammock.
They still live back in NWPA-
Just outside the little town of Eldred – Where we both grew up!

We are proud of this son who grew into this man.
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