They Call Him John Wayne
My father and I went out to get our tree today to decorate. We went to a farm owned by a friend of my fathers. The father of the farm owners was tending the tree stand, along with his new wife. Apparently the wife is from the Philippines, brought over recently and quite young considering the father had to be in his early 70’s. She was a very beautiful Philippine woman and had apparently never seen snow before. I was actually quite taken by her and wanted to talk to her more but we had to go.
On the way home we stopped by the store so my father could get some brown sugar for baking, and we ran across some other friends of his, the ones that are trying to help us buy this place. I haven’t seen them since I was a baby, so they were excited to meet me. The lady kept going on and on about my dad (she calls him Eddie) and how he’s a real life John Wayne. She’s the same one that called him a hero a few weeks back, because of how he was in his younger days. She said anytime someone tried to harass her, all she had to do was mention Eddie’s name and they’d back off instantly, that’s what type of reputation my father had.
I know I talk a lot about my father, I admire him so much I can’t help it. But I also post these types of things so that I can remember them after he is long gone. So I can share them with my children and they aren’t forgotten by time. My father is the type of person that -should- be remembered throughout history.
She called him a legend.
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