Thanks. He was my step dad, but, really he was more like a father to me than my own dad. He certainly was more involved in my life. He was a good man.
A little story from the funeral. My step dad work at the local lumber yard after selling their bar and grill. He retired from there. The boss would stop by the house now and then and apologize to him often, about how badly he treated him. I guess he didn’t pay him all that well. I wasn’t privy to a lot of this, mys sister is the one that was telling a group of us about it.
Anyway, the lumber yard picked up the tab for the food served at the luncheon.
I get the feeling that the boss didn’t realize what a good worker he had in my step father. I know he was a steady worker that didn’t miss work and he was a hard worker, too.
I think it might have had something to do with my step dad having had a heart attack and when he went back to work, they made him climb the stairs for parts all day long when younger guys could have done it. But, my step dad didn’t complain about it. Sure, he was tired out at the end of the day, and sore, since he had arthritis in his back since he was quite young (30’s-40’s).
I think once an employee has drawn benefits of any kind, they sort of look for ways to get rid of them. But, I think he realized too late that my step dad was a really good worker and not scamming them.
I also know that once a month my mom and step dad prepared some sort of dinner connected with the lumber yard.
Moral of the story is that boss’ need to really pay attention to their workers and treat them fairly. Treat each case individually. Just because one worker is a jerk doesn’t mean all are. I have a feeling that whatever he did or said, that he will continue to regret it.