So many memories in such a short time. He was a good man with a big heart. He had a hard life growing up in Joliet Illinois. .He had worked as a welder and salesman. He loved playing basketball and watching the Cubbies play. Loved homemade pies. If we were on vacation,he always seemed to know where the best pies were. Boysenberry was his favorite. Growing up, he would help his mother and sister's 2 boys. He was a Marine in the Korean war and was awarded a.Purple Heart. He was wounded on the way to the Choisian Resrvoir. He loved his family.. He was the best dad I could have asked for. Love you dad! Jane