What is your favorite memory of your father?
Asked at Downtown Lawrence on June 19, 2005
“That would probably be his 40th birthday party. It was a surprise party, and he got all these gag gifts. It was really funny.”
— Marissa Ballard, Lawrence High School senior
“I think my favorite memories of my dad are of him teaching me how to play basketball.”
— Lana Davis, curator, Lawrence
“Going fishing at Shawnee Lake in Topeka.”
— Jim Wheeler, education administrator, Lawrence
“My dad was a wonderful storyteller. He was always ... embellishing them more each time. They were always when he was my age.”
— Nancy Kraft, director, Lawrence
“The advice he gave me about marriage. He told me, 'When you're married, you're married a long time.'”
— Craig Nowatzke, hot-dog vendor, Lawrence
“Going to the Wyandotte County Lake when I was 4. I still have a picture of it in a box somewhere.”
— Michael Lopez, service manager, Lawrence
“I think it was just going to the beach and hanging out. It was good just to have some family time together.”
— Peter Montecuollo, teaching assistant, Lawrence
“Car racing. We did it every weekend while my mother was at work.”
— Rosie Newman, food sales, Lawrence
“I just remember him having quite a few kids, and always being a very hard worker.”
— Tony Robinson, lab assistant, Eudora
“Probably going out pheasant hunting, and just being together outdoors.”
— Clint Herrman, sheriff's deputy, Lawrence