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Subject: [Leica] Father's Day Tribute
From: bjq1 at mac.com (Bernard Quinn)
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2017 21:39:54 -0400
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Happy Father's Day to you, too! Thank you for telling us about your Dad. 

They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. He must have been quite a 
man!

Barney

Barney Quinn, WK3Z
C: (301) 775-1386
H: (301) 654-0938

> On Jun 18, 2017, at 2:59 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> Hi Barney,
> I can't thank you enough for your post on such an important day as 
> "FATHER's DAY!"
> I KNOW I'M NOT ALONE IN THE CREW who had an incredible father! 
> He always looked out for me without pampering nor molly coddling from 
> birth, until I married. Then my wonderful caring wife Irene took over his 
> chores of looking after his first born child until she passed away. 
> He taught me about being a caring and polite human being. A Cub Scout and 
> later a Boy Scout with Honours.
> A trooper and an officer in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corp. (R) 4PLDG.
> Oh he gave me a smack on the butt when I needed it or words of praise when 
> I did something cool or attained fine marks in exams.
> He encouraged me throughout my photographic career. Oh he'd look at photos 
> and nearly always say, "You keep at this photography thing and you might 
> go some place with it!"  Thanks Dad! :-)
> So Father, you gave me a life like no other with your caring and 
> encouraging ways in guiding me along the right road of life to success!" 
> May all the Crew have had a Father of Equal character as I. "HAPPY FATHERS 
> DAY 2017"
> cheers crew!
> Dr. Ted Grant  O.C.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf Of Bernard Quinn
> Sent: June-18-17 10:19 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] Father's Day Tribute
> 
> This is the interior of St. Peter Claver?s Church in Brooklyn, NY. It was 
> founded in 1920 by my Great Uncle the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Bernard J. Quinn. It 
> was the first church for Black Catholics in the United States. He also 
> founded an orphanage for Black Children in Wading River, on Long Island. 
> He is today a candidate for sainthood. Truly.
> 
> I post this picture on Fathers Day as a tribute to all the people in this 
> world, male and female, who have spent their lives in the vineyard quietly 
> toiling to nurture and care for rest us. Happy Father?s Day to Uncle 
> Barney and to the rest of the caregivers in the world!
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Barney/St_+Peter+Claver_s.jpg.html 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Barney/St_+Peter+Claver_s.jpg.html>
> 
> Comments and Criticisms Welcome!
> 
> Barney
> 
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