My Dad Bill in 1959 in the Navy. playing with a kitten here .... he was always playing and so much fun. always a big kid at heart. He would have been 70 years old today he was a shining light in a dark world. and my hero. Happy Birthday Daddy... ( I put this up as the "kitten and the sailor "once when I first got on Rend in 05 so this is a repost. I wrote this then with it : ----------------------------------------------- TO me this is a great picture of joy and the ability to drop everything and just play. This picture was taken in Rome- Nov 1959. When I was a young child it used to hang on my Grandparents wall ...I would walk down the hall and stare up at it and love the kitty playing with him . My Father was always so playful like this kitten. He had an infectious smile and a charm that infected anyone who came near...and he would drop anything for anyone to help or listen anytime. My DAD worked in aerospace and helped design Rockets and aircraft..later he had his own construction business . He was a great watercolor painter. He did remodeling on houses and built great structures . His mark is left to this day all over southern California . He even worked on Frank Lloyd Wright homes in Hollywood -and knew personally and was a friend to many famous well liked people like Pat Boone, Dean Jones and Jack Hayford. When he remodeled homes he had to tear apart houses I think the asbestos got to him and gave him stomach cancer( lymphoma ) and cut his life short at 64. I was alone with him on Fathers Day when he passed in 03 . I still miss him so much it hurts I was alone with him one early morning when he died. I remember holding his big strong hands after he died, and thinking how hard they had worked to give our family such a beautiful life . and wondrous world . He loved beauty and nature and sometimes we would spend all summer camping and taking long walks through forresty places. ------------------------------------------- This picture of him is my favorite photo. I do not know who took it only that i love it more than any other picture . Always have . will not photo manipulate it no way. ( perfect to me) . (didn't leave room for comments cause i already put it up back in 'the beginning of my gallery in 05 and had comments there but if you want to leave a comment you can here http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=896900&member ) I wanted to honor his memory today Thank you for letting me share it with you today William A Davis Jan 31st 1939 - June 15th 2003