My dad, Bruce Hershey, (left) and Cerwin’s dad, Elvin High, (right) were born the same year – just four months apart – and grew up during the depression. They were farmers and knew how to work long and hard.
Both were godly, honest men who loved their wife and children.
They became friends because their oldest children married.
I miss them.
There are times I wish I could ask them questions. Each time a person dies a personal library of information and knowledge is gone.
They say that when a person dies, their memory lasts only for one or two generations — as sad as that is, it begins with that library of information and knowledge being lost. It can be saved perhaps for another generation by in one way or another recording conversations with parents. This is a nice tribute to your fathers — I’m sure you miss them a great deal, particularly when remembering times gone by!
That is so true. I knew all four of my grandparents, and only one set of great-grandparents. There are some things written about my great-grandparents, but I know only the names of ancestors prior to that.
Unfortunately, I knew only one grandparent (another died when I was under 2 years old), and she lived in England. I met her once, but that isn’t really sufficient to say that I knew her well. There are many stories, I’m sure, that I will never know!
We were blessed to have 4 sets of grandparents at our wedding. However, one was a step-grandfather, because Grandpa Sauder died when Cerwin’s mother was 16.
I felt that way when I lost my grandparents and then my father…their stories were gone and now when I could really appreciate them I cannot ask.
An entire library closed when both men died.
Beautiful tribute. I knew both of my grandfathers — they lived until after I was married. I had my Dad for 70 years and yesterday my mother died and I already have questions I wish I had asked. But I have so many wonderful pictures and memories. I wish my children could have known these wonderful men who lived through the depression times — it was a hard time but it was also a good time. I was a child then but never aware that times were “bad”.
Oh, I am so sorry about your mother, but I know you are also relieved that she was released from her physical body. Blessings to you as you plan for her memorial service.