On Mon, 16 Jun 2014 16:09:31 -0400, Greg Guarino
wrote:

I took my Dad out for Father's day yesterday; lunch and a haircut. He's
had a tough time of it the last year or two; the difficulties of age
have been accelerating. It took him a while to button his shirt, but I
prefer that he does what he can. I passed a minute or two examining the
desk in my old bedroom. He built it when I was a kid; going on 50 years
ago, I'll bet.

[snip]

I envy you. The father I never knew would have been 98 next month if
he'd survived near St. Lo in August of 1944. He'd seen me shortly
before he left for England - part of the fill-in troops after D-Day. I
have a few pictures and some stories from his sisters.