He held every office in civic and church clubs, including Lions Club Tail Twister. A highly responsible position, The Tail Twister enforced fines for made-up infractions like wearing the wrong color tie. The punishment: the Tail Twister cut off the offending tie about three inches below the knot. At 66, I've lost my mother and all my grandparents, but I haven't lost any close friends near my age. Like my Dad, I'm a planner and an instigator, always trying to stay in touch.

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Persons: Dad didn't, Bob, Dad, Jim, Harry Truman's, I've, it's, Dad's, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Wrigley Field, Wile Locations: Virginia, Denver, Chicago