He did not give a lot of good advice, and we did not get along well. However one thing comes to mind. When I was 17 and had it all figured out he said:
“I don’t care how long you and your friends stay out. Just remember that you have a job and have to get up at 6 AM. I will wake you if I have to”.
I learned something about taking personal responsibility that day.
If you stay out dancing until 1 am on Saturday you can be at church at 11am on Sundays.
Don’t curse your competitor’s...as one day you might have to work for them. (He was a salesman..and a damn good one!)
Don’t work on Sundays.
Don’t leave the house with 25 cents in your purse...so he’d hand me $5....
Graduate from college. I’ll pay all 4 years and when you graduate I’ll buy you any car you want....all three of us didn’t achieve this...
I thank God for the father he gave me. Not a perfect man but was a Christian father despite having 4 girls and 4 granddaughters! We’re totally blessed!