[Bender2]

A few of the surviving photos of my late T-Patcher father:

Dad... in Massachusetts before shipping out in 1942--

Dad... in Scotland 1943--

Dad... again in Scotland 1943--

Dad... in the invasion of Southern France in 1944--

Dad... with Mom and me in Marlin, Texas, 1949--

Dad... and (l to r clockwise) me, Mom, my Grandmother, my Grandfather, Jim Cook, Le Ann Payne & Whitey Payne at Old Mexican Inn, Corsicana, Texas, on August 26, 1949, my 2nd birthday--

Dad... Mom and me in Nashville, TN, 1956--

Dad... Mom and friends night clubing in old Juárez, Mexico, back in 1959 when it was safe to cross the border from El Paso for a night of fun--

Dad... and Mom outside our loghouse in Gunnison, Colorado, 1963--

Dad.. about to go put up the sign for his new Construction business, Kerens, Texas, 1966--

Dad passed on suddenly in Baytown, Texas, in 1971 and not a day goes by that I do not think of, and miss him.

[exit82]

Great tribute to your Dad.

Thanks.

[knarf]

Be as strong as the face your Dad gave you, my Friend.

Trust in the Lord in all thy ways and He will guide thy path

Thank you SO much for sharing ... I have a few photos of my parents and a lot were lost in a fire two years ago.

[tanuki]

Magnificent man, Bend. We could use a few like him, now.

[knittnmom]

Thanks for sharing that lovely tribute to your father!

[Rummyfan]

Thanks for sharing that Bendy.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Wonderful pictures, Bender....thanks for sharing.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Hey, Bendy. RE that last photo.
Check out the graphic of Robt E Lee High School in Midland:

[Liberty Valance]

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