He called me "Peanuts"

[John]

...I like the look on the kids faces in the Pedal Car photo
....

[MrsBillyBobcat]

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You know the sad part outside of losing our parents, is losing this generation.

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I couldn't agree more! Bill has been saying that for years. They truly are the "GREATEST" Generation!


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I remember one day shortly before my dad passed of Pancreatic Cancer, I told him that I did not want to see him go. I was maybe 25 years old, still in the US Navy. He touched me on the chest and said, son, I will always be here in your heart and here as he touched my forehead, in your thoughts.


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That's a great memory Greg! Thanks for sharing. So sorry you lost him so young!

[MrsBillyBobcat]

It was 10 years ago today that Bill and I lost this special person in our life, so I thought I'd share another car that he restored.

This was his last car, a <span style="font-weight: bold">1941 Graham Hollywood</span>:


This photo was taken at the 2000 Harper Cruise and was the last time he showed it.


This is what it looked like when he got it [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif[/img]


Just about everyone told him it was too far gone to restore. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/crazy.gif[/img]


Well, you could not say that to him! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img]


He immediately started tearing it down...






...and this is what it looked like a year and a half later [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif[/img]







He also restored the gas pump! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]




The &quot;Supercharged&quot; engine! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]





Bill giving him a 1:24th scale model that he made of it [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/santa.gif[/img]


BTW...I have a funny story to tell you! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif[/img] Bill's dad called EVERYTHING that Bill listened to &quot;Led Zeppelin&quot; [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] I left the house today to run some errands and to put some peanuts on his gravesite. While in my car, I heard 3 different Led Zeppelin songs on the radio!!! (&quot;All My Love&quot;, &quot;Kashmir&quot;, and &quot;Ramble On&quot I only traveled 5 miles from home and was only gone 2 hours! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif[/img]

[Xplantdad]

Awesome pics and stories Rita...Bill's dad must have been cool to hang around [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

[Steve Shauger]

Rita, it's great that you had such and wonderful relationship and such fond memories.

[SS427]

Nice that you can reminisce and still bring joy to you both. Sounds like one very special father.

[sYc]

Thanks for sharing...

[Tenney]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MrsBillyBobcat</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
BTW...I have a funny story to tell you! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif[/img] Bill's dad called EVERYTHING that Bill listened to &quot;Led Zeppelin&quot; [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] I left the house today to run some errands and to put some peanuts on his gravesite. While in my car, I heard 3 different Led Zeppelin songs on the radio!!! (&quot;All My Love&quot;, &quot;Kashmir&quot;, and &quot;Ramble On&quot I only traveled 5 miles from home and was only gone 2 hours! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif[/img]


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Magic ... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

(Cool shot of Bill and his Dad!)

[mockingbird812]

Good stuff Rita! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] Bill Sr. does nice work!!

[Kim_Howie]

What a great story. You have to be proud of him. Kim