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Lets Remember Uncle John Today

Today would have been Uncle Johns birthday also. Lets all remember him on this day as well as Uncle Dan. I just spoke with my Dad who said Grandaddys birthday will be on March 27th, not today as some of us thought. Colleen Vennard was right.

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robbyblogger said…
John would have been 73. We had a get together for him last year but this year we are all over the place so we will have to put it on hold.
Kevin Ford said…
Happy birthday Uncle Dan!I thought of John on Sunday as well .A quote I found amongst Johns writings seems fitting "The genius of a large family is love " He also wrote " I put myself in a prison of tobacco and marijauna and I cant breathe.Death wish ? Who me?

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