Happy Father's Day 2021

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Who are all the men who came before us?  I try to tell their stories and learn about their lives. Some were adventurous, some studious, some a bit mischievous.  Whatever their stories I like to remember them.  

A shoutout to all the Dad's out there who are an integral and important part of each family.

Michigan Girl

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY 2016 ~ The legacy of Harry Norman Gould (1912-1991)

Harry Norman Gould, age 21

My Dad – I still miss him.  He loved to tell stories.  He talked about the “old times” frequently.  I paid attention, but now realize I should have listened closer, asked more questions and taken notes.  My Dad enjoyed sports, especially football.  We used to watch together all the time. He was a good cook too.  Nobody could make fudge like him and to this day I don't eat any because it never tastes as good. 

What is the legacy my Dad left?
    
He wasn’t famous or rich in terms of money.  However, he did leave a legacy that carries on today.
 
Harry Norman Gould married twice – first on 22 Aug 1936 to Elaine Gertrude Croft, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.  They had two daughters Norlaine (a unique name, combining both of their names) and Virginia.

Elaine Croft and H. Norman Gould on their wedding day, 1936

Next he married, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, Patricia Anne Milne on 9 Apr 1949.  They had a daughter, me, and a son.

My Mom & Dad bringing me home from the hospital

Three of the four children had children of their own.
 
This means my Dad left, as his legacy, the following:

• A son and 3 daughters
• 7 grandchildren, 3 boys and 4 girls
• 5 great grandchildren, 3 boys and 2 girls
• Sadly, one grandson died in a house fire, along with his two young children.  And, one grandson died at 18 of a brain tumor. That leaves one grandson to carry on the Gould name.

Here’s the post I wrote about the housefire that killed Brian and his two young children.  Funeral Card Friday – the very sad story of Brian Rankhorn and his young children

All of my father’s descendants are good students and/or citizens, who work hard.

He never got to meet two of his grandsons and one granddaughter or any of his great grandchildren.

I think my Dad would be proud of all of us.
 
Here’s to all the father’s on this day that we celebrate you.

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Happy hunting,

Michigan Girl

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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY - What work did your Dad do to support your family?

1913

Circa 1930

1954-Lake Huron, Michigan-My Dad, my brother, Norm and my grandma Marie Gould

May 1965 - Pompano Bch, Fla the morning we left for California - My Dad, my grandma, me and my brother, Norm

In honor of Father’s Day I thought I would talk about the jobs I remember my Dad having, in order to put food on our table and a roof over our heads.  My Mom also had occasional jobs to help with the family funds.  But, today we’ll talk about my Dad.

My Dad wasn’t one of those Dads who worked the same job for twenty or thirty years.  He kind of changed jobs a lot and did whatever work he could find.  That made things at our house, to be truthful, a little less than secure. We never had much money when I was growing up and there were many struggles because of that.


That being said.  Let’s talk about some of the jobs my Dad held beginning with the 1940 census.  My Dad was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan.  We moved from there to Florida in 1957.  He was married to his first wife, Elaine, at the time of the 1940 census. He married my mother in 1949.

1940 – Statistician at the Michigan State Auditor’s Office
1952 – Truck Driver with Hess Cartage Co. in Detroit, Michigan

During the time we lived in Pompano Beach, Florida, (1957-1965) my Dad held many jobs.  These are the ones my brother and I can recall.

Milkman
Valet at a nightclub
Sanitation truck driver
Gas station attendant
Worked at White Castle hamburgers

We moved to San Diego, California in May 1965.  These are the jobs my brother and I remember, although we think there were others.

TV salesman at Montgomery Wards
Technical writer for a company that worked with aircraft contracts
Apartment Manager

My Dad managed several apartment complexes in San Diego.  He did that right up until he moved back to Detroit, in 1987, at the age of 75.

While my Dad might not have had a long career in any one field, he did what he could do to support his family.  I miss him and I loved him.

What kind of work did you Dad do?  Tell me about it in a comment or on your own blog and leave me the link so I can read it.

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Happy hunting,

Michigan Girl

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