Dad was the most pleasant man to be around he was the one who did most of the work, was friendly, honest, caring and the list goes on.
When it comes to discipline, he excelled in that, until I got older and learned that it was better to just stay trouble.
Dad was real good with the jokes too. By You always get me to hold the spark plug to see if it was working. He always got a kick out of watching you get a jolt. I don't know why but it took me five or six times before I learned not to hold the spark plug. In my mind I knew something that was going to happen, but because Dad asked me or told me, I still held on that spark plug. I think I just wanted to see him laugh, that was a good memory, not the spark plug but seeing my dad laugh!
Another good memory I have is when dad sold me a car for a quarter, when I was about six or seven years old. I could never get it to start but I learned I could make it move if I turn the key while it was in gear. One day while I was sitting in the car listening to the radio, I saw my dad out behind the body shop dancing... funniest thing I ever saw. He would skip and jump to the side real high-end and jump to the other. I don't think he knew I was watching but I laugh so hard. I thought I would embarrass him in front of everybody by telling them what I saw, but he beat me to it by telling them about a snake that was trying to get him and everywhere he jumped a snake would jump. I never could outsmart my dad except once. Since I couldn't drive the car I sold it for $50 bucks. I don't think my dad meant for me to sell it. I think he just wanted me to learn how to repair it. I didn't worry too much about it because he had a lot of other cars and things for me to learn on.
I owe my Dad for all that he taught me; in fact, still to this day I'm doing what he taught me.. repairing cars.
One thing I'm very grateful for was Dad taking me on his travels. Like when I went to Yellowstone, Dad and I stayed in the cabin by Hebgen Lake. We had a good time there, I will never forget. There was a lot of other places he took us like Alaska, Zion's, Arches national Park, there were so many places as I can think of them all.
I also enjoy all the times we spent together up at the cabin that we all help build on top of Current Creek Mountain. Those were good times.
When I was young, I sometimes thought us kids went without most of the time, and now that I'm older I realized we had more than most. I haven't done half the things for my kids that my dad did for us. Something I need work on. So dad, thank you for all the great memories and just know that I love you and I can't wait see you again.
Dennis Hancock
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