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my dad died when I was 18 = & my Mom was stuck with me ,my Dad instilled the old schools virtues /lets just end it there // My uncle T_Joe who brought fishing into my life -even thou all we caught were , winter flats, scup ,choggies, eels, white Perch , Ballon fish , anything else was a surprize =but he was great to me & I miss him , Earl my loyal fishing partner ,,who was more like a father , 18 years we fish together or alone ,it was him & I or nobody ==I have great memories of being with him & the loyality we had ===========his is the only grave I go to =I still leave him plugs ,hoping up there in the world above ==he,s smokin them =====He,d to nuts to see the plugs these talented guys on this site make ========= and finally ,now that I,m a dad & a grandfather , I hope I did right by my kids & they will be as proud of me as I am of them ======== times & lives change but I hope I,ll always be remembered as a [real] father/////
MIKE
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