Foto Flashback Friday

I am blessed to have a family who loves God, loves others, and especially loves kids. Poppop (paternal grandfather) embodied all of those. Recently, a field named in his honor for all his years of service to the Eastwood Recreation Council was re-dedicated to him.

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A new accompanying playground, dedicated to another long-time community servant, was also unveiled.

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Thanks to questionable weather for the original ceremony date (on which we were out of town), we were able to attend the dedication ceremony.

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We expected a small event with just our families, but community leaders all the way up to the County Executive showed up as well as quite the showing from the neighborhood.

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The son of the namesake for the playground gave a moving tribute to his dad.

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Pops also threw his two cents in.

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The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Pops is like a kid trapped in a 60-something body.

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Here’s a shot of all of Poppop’s grandkids and greatgrandkids who could make it to the ribbon cutting.

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The rest of the time basically turned into a photo shoot for my nephew. #sorrycanthelpmyself

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