Big Doors

Where was this picture of Dad taken? One of his churches? At Boston University when he received his doctorate? I would guess that this is in the 1950's. I do not recall ever seeing Dad in a double-breasted suit on any other occasion.

Dad was a relatively quiet man distinguished by his intelligence, compassion, dignity, integrity, discipline, Christian faith, and love for family, among other qualities. I have long had great respect for him.

I think of him as having uncommon discipline.

If there was anything on his plate that he did not like so much (like greens, for example), he ate ALL of it before he ate a bite of anything else. Said he couldn't enjoy the rest of his meal if he knew he still had to eat something he didn't enjoy as much. (Mom told me once that she knew something in the meal was not a hit if Dad ate it all before he started on anything else.)

Whenever we had boiled shrimp, he would always peel EVERY shrimp on his plate before he would taste even one.

He paid cash every time he bought a new car.

Disciplined in small ways, disciplined in large ways.

(And those are big doors.)