My mom and dad are the inspiration for my making this website.
My dad was a professional photographer and my mom was a very accomplished professional artist.
Let me briefly tell you alittle about them.
I was adopted when I was only 2 weeks old. My dad worked at a local wholesale hardware store and my mom stayed at home. On weekends we always went to visit my grandma and grandpa in a nearby town. My grandma was such a youngster at heart, loving to joke around. On the weekends when we weren't going to visit my grandparents, we took drives over the nearby Grand Mesa and Colorado National Monument. My dad always had his camera and mom had her sketchbook. I didn't have brothers or sisters so I often just entertained myself playing in the dirt, climbing trees or stacking rocks in piles. Over time, my dad built a darkroom out of an unused closet and began developing his own pictures. One of his greatest joys was when people came to him with snapshots of various members of their family and he combined them all so that it appeared they had all gathered together for a family portrate. Sometimes they were from many generations. Ofcourse, he was always taking pictures of me doing all kinds of things as I grew up. My mom was a fantastic artist. She taught art to people from their church as well as friends who just wanted to know how to draw. After my mom's recent death, I have learned that many people have her paintings in their homes. She often gave paintings away as gifts for weddings, anniversaries or just because someone liked one she had made, she gave it to them. One of her drawings is on constant display at the church where they were members. Her favorite media was oils. She did charcoal, pencil, chalk, watercolor and ink drawings, too, but her favorite was oil painting.
My parents were members of the Order of Eastern Star locally. My dad was a 32nd Degree Mason and my mom had been a Job's Daughter. My dad had been a foster grandparent and my mom had served in the Steven's Ministry at their church in their senior years.
I can say I am very proud of my mom and dad and all of their accomplishments in life. I miss them terribly. I miss the holiday and birthday cards my mom use to make. I miss my dad and all the pictures he captured of me and my family as well as relatives and friends. They were true Christians in every sense. When they married, it was a life long commitment. I was raised in a very loving home by two of the most beautiful, loving, honest, sincere, giving and loyal parents a child could have. I know they touched many lives during their time on earth. I know they will be missed by many. I try to take each day as it comes but it is very difficult. I will always hold on to those things they taught me. They will always be with me in spirit.
Mom, Dad, I love you and miss you both so very much.
