U-talk: How has your father influenced your life?
-
- Matt Westbury.
-
- Kenny Holston.
-
- Angela Murdoch.
-
- Jeff Rawlings.
-
- Anahi Brown.
Adam Rubin, Special to the Standard-Examiner
Matt Westbury.
Editor’s note: The Standard-Examiner is launching a new community question series. Every week, we’ll ask five local residents to tell us their thoughts about a particular issue and then publish their responses and a photo of each.
“The only person who cared about me was my grandpa. My Grandpa was the most funny, perverted man you would ever meet in your life. … I mean, if I had any questions, I knew I could go to him. If I couldn’t go to him for advice, it would be for criticism. … It’s been almost a year since he passed away. And for his qualities, he was stern. But he had a sense of humor. One thing that I miss the most is just talking to him. One thing he used to do, is every time he would burp, too, he would do this, ‘Aarrf,’ like a dog would bark. So, I do that, too, now. Yeah, I just miss his sense of humor. Seriously, the 20th of this month, June, it will be one year since he passed,” — Matt Westbury, Ogden
“Everything jumps to mind when I think of my father. He passed about six years ago now. He taught me how to drive a car, how to ride a bike and everything. … He taught me a lot of things, fishing — even how to treat women right.” — Kenny Holston, Ogden
“I think the very first time my second stepfather ever made me feel like I was important was the day I dropped a cup. My mum got angry because she was so used to the first stepdad getting mad and smacking us. And, my dad stopped her and says, ‘We can replace a cup, we cannot replace a bairn’ – a bairn meaning a child. Then, he would take me to football matches and boxing matches. And then he would cover my ears when his friends were cursing at the referee and say, ‘The bairn’s here, the bairn’s here!’ He was the most loving and caring and appreciative man that you could ever meet.” — Angela Murdoch, Ogden
“He loved unconditionally. He was fun and made life fun. His sense of humor was amazing, and he passed that to me. He was a veteran who absolutely loved his family and his children. He knew how to make life fun; I cannot underestimate his sense of humor. He loved my mother beyond comprehension.” — Jeff Rawlings, Plain City
Adam Rubin, Special to the Standard-Examiner
Kenny Holston.
“I can talk about my husband. He is an amazing dad with the kids. We have two kids, one girl and one boy. And, he is an amazing dad, he works a lot, wakes up super early in the morning, goes to his job and takes care of the kids, plays with them. … I feel so happy, it is very interesting.” — Anahi Brown, Ogden
Photos and interviews by Adam Rubin, Special to the Standard-Examiner.
Have a suggestion for a question you’d like us to ask? Send it to cityed@standard.net.
Angela Murdoch.
Jeff Rawlings.
Anahi Brown.