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My Totally Amazing Dad

Always been blessed with “stick-to-it-ness” Got it from my dear old dad He rode a pedal bike 360 sixty miles each way Took four days there four days back! At any age, that's quite an accomplishment But my dad was sixty years old From Montreal to Toronto each way A feat so gruelling, so bold A wee one of eleven back in nineteen forty-six Didn't hit me till many years later The impact of his enormous accomplishment It then seemed a whole lot greater Been telling this proud tale wherever I go Bout inheriting his “stick-to-it-ness” Don't think I can even come close to matching The resolve and dedication he possessed

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Date: 5/28/2022 11:43:00 AM
Wow, an unbelievable feat. No wonder you remember it so vividly. Your father was a fine, fine man, Jack.
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Jack Ellison
Date: 5/28/2022 4:05:00 PM
LOL
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/28/2022 2:17:00 PM
a Freudian slip there, friend?
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Jack Ellison
Date: 5/28/2022 11:55:00 AM
"years" later
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Jack Ellison
Date: 5/28/2022 11:53:00 AM
He was an amazing man which I didn't realize until tears later! He was quite a unique individual! I didn't know him well enough... I was a teenager! Nuff said!
Date: 5/28/2022 11:06:00 AM
Hello Happy Jack, Yes your dad was amazing. You know not everyone can do what your dad did. Love, Da\rlene xxxx-oooo.
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 5/30/2022 12:21:00 PM
Hello Happy Jack, you should be proud of your dad.Love, Darlene xxxx-oooo.
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Jack Ellison
Date: 5/28/2022 11:47:00 AM
He was an amazing man! Not enough people knew of his exploits!!! He was amazing! XOX

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