My father passed away at the age of eighty nine. Hundreds of people called at the funeral home to pay their respects, and many were at his graveside for the funeral service. He was neither rich nor famous, but he was a man full of life, love and a passion for music. In this book are the stories he told me. Stories from his earliest memories to his last few years following a debilitating stroke. Take a trip back into the past and meet a wonderful man.