"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
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On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:32:22 -0700 (PDT), Loogypicker
wrote:

You know, not to defend Harry, but it wouldn't surprise me that his
father was an accomplished man.

My Dad was very accomplished and very well rounded - he was a writer,
journalist, editor of the business section of the Hearst newspapers
out of Boston, sculptor/artist, he actually built a couple of boats
when I was very little, ran a small nursery for a number of years,
commanded a DE during WWII in both theaters, was active in civic
affairs including a couple of part-time terms as Selectman in
Marblehead and served on various boards and commissions for town,
region and state. He was personal friends with some movers and shakers
- when he passed on, his wake was a parade of power and authority.
Active tennis player, active skier, loved to surf fish and was fairly
handy with hand tools.

And I never knew half of it until he died - he was just my Dad. :)

They were a different generation than us in a lot of ways.

So true. My father in law, when he passed, I could not believe some of the
mourners. I knew he was friends with some in the Secret Service, why we as
a family got a tour of the West Wing of the White house, but lots of other
movers and shakers. And sometimes, you just know a person as a local
friend. A man we all admired, as he had a cool car and 5 good looking
daughters. Very good friends of my inlaws. He was on the board of
directors of Chevron, and head of one of their divisions.

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:25:15 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
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On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:32:22 -0700 (PDT), Loogypicker
wrote:

You know, not to defend Harry, but it wouldn't surprise me that his
father was an accomplished man.

My Dad was very accomplished and very well rounded - he was a writer,
journalist, editor of the business section of the Hearst newspapers
out of Boston, sculptor/artist, he actually built a couple of boats
when I was very little, ran a small nursery for a number of years,
commanded a DE during WWII in both theaters, was active in civic
affairs including a couple of part-time terms as Selectman in
Marblehead and served on various boards and commissions for town,
region and state. He was personal friends with some movers and shakers
- when he passed on, his wake was a parade of power and authority.
Active tennis player, active skier, loved to surf fish and was fairly
handy with hand tools.

And I never knew half of it until he died - he was just my Dad. :)

They were a different generation than us in a lot of ways.

So true. My father in law, when he passed, I could not believe some of the
mourners. I knew he was friends with some in the Secret Service, why we as
a family got a tour of the West Wing of the White house, but lots of other
movers and shakers. And sometimes, you just know a person as a local
friend. A man we all admired, as he had a cool car and 5 good looking
daughters. Very good friends of my inlaws. He was on the board of
directors of Chevron, and head of one of their divisions.

The thing of it is my Dad always came across as a ordinary guy. I knew
he knew a lot of people and was forever talking to this person that
person - I've told the story about Asmov and Simak sitting in my
parents living room swapping stories, but you never connect names to
anything when you are a teenager.

When he passed on, I was much older and knew the names and who they
were - it's was, well, impressive. Never even had a clue. I was
still working for Texaco at the time and when Peter Bijur showed up, I
was shocked.

Hi Boss. :)