Early yesterday morning Troy’s dad Gaylyn passed away in his sleep.   We will miss his ornery laugh, as seen in the many photographs below.  And though when I first met my future father-in-law I thought a practical joke was being played on me, so unrelated father and son seemed, here’s a long ago picture to prove where Troy got his good looks …

And from September 1969, one of my all-time favorites, of the excited parents-to-be of my favorite person …

And here are some photos of Huck’s first few years with Gaylyn. Unfortunately Huck doesn’t remember his grandpa the way we always will, full of life and jokes and always the laughter.

Rest in Peace, Grandpa.