It would be hard to find a nicer or happier photo of a father and son that this one! This is J.D. Sutton (Dee) and Hubby about twelve and a half years ago. It was taken when we stopped in at Keith's Father's on our way to Texas after being married in Niagara Falls.
J. D. Sutton died almost a year later, at age 94, in his recliner with his devotion book in his hand. If we could choose how we die, wouldn't that be just about perfect?
You can tell from the smiles what kind of relationship Keith and his Dad had. They talked on the phone every week and Keith has lots of interesting and cute stories to tell about his Dad.
His Dad thought a good job for Keith would have been a Greyhound Bus driver and if you think about it there are a lot of perks to that! You get to wear a uniform, see the country and get a great pension when you retire!
Keith was the first in his family to graduate college (Mechanical Engineering) and I think his parents were pretty proud of him.
Keith got his first job the same place as his Dad worked - the Marathon Refinery in Robinson, Illinois. His second job was with Exxon in Aruba. Think about it: the people of Robinson all thought he was crazy! He had a wife (Jayne) and two children and he was taking off for a tropical island. Must be insane!
After they had been there a while, Keith convinced his parents, Dee and Mary, to fly to Aruba to visit for three weeks. The climate there was just about perfect and after a while, Dee Sutton was sitting on Keith's porch, rocking with a Heineken Beer in his hand,
"Yup, if a fellow had a decent job here, he could really enjoy this place!"
Keith and his sister, Louise often speak of how fortunate they were to have such wonderful parents. I hope you have fond memories of your Dad . . . or another father figure on this Father's Day!
J. D. Sutton died almost a year later, at age 94, in his recliner with his devotion book in his hand. If we could choose how we die, wouldn't that be just about perfect?
You can tell from the smiles what kind of relationship Keith and his Dad had. They talked on the phone every week and Keith has lots of interesting and cute stories to tell about his Dad.
His Dad thought a good job for Keith would have been a Greyhound Bus driver and if you think about it there are a lot of perks to that! You get to wear a uniform, see the country and get a great pension when you retire!
Keith was the first in his family to graduate college (Mechanical Engineering) and I think his parents were pretty proud of him.
Keith got his first job the same place as his Dad worked - the Marathon Refinery in Robinson, Illinois. His second job was with Exxon in Aruba. Think about it: the people of Robinson all thought he was crazy! He had a wife (Jayne) and two children and he was taking off for a tropical island. Must be insane!
After they had been there a while, Keith convinced his parents, Dee and Mary, to fly to Aruba to visit for three weeks. The climate there was just about perfect and after a while, Dee Sutton was sitting on Keith's porch, rocking with a Heineken Beer in his hand,
"Yup, if a fellow had a decent job here, he could really enjoy this place!"
Keith and his sister, Louise often speak of how fortunate they were to have such wonderful parents. I hope you have fond memories of your Dad . . . or another father figure on this Father's Day!
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