I don’t normally participate in Throwback Thursday – most of my old photos live at my mom’s or my grandma’s. But, in honor of my Gramps, I wanted to put up a few of my favorites of him through the years.

21 months old

Young Harold with his parents and sister

Ring Day at the Academy. Gramps captioned this one himself with “Uhmmm”

Gram & Gramps, 1951

Gram & Gramps with my mom & aunt (and his mom, I think)

While serving in Korea

At my mom’s wedding, 1971

With hir first grandchild, my older brother Bruce, 1972

With me, 1990

Giving me away at my wedding, 1996

Dancing with his beautiful bride, 1996

With my cousins, Melissa & Matthew

With my brother, Bruce, & his wife, Peggy

At their church, circa 2005

The last photo captured, just days before he passed away. With my cousin, Melissa, and her daughter, Lucy.