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Posted: 02 May 2018

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Dad, mid 1960s

Dad, mid 1960s
Early morning in a suit, so a good guess is that he's ready to leave for SFO (San Francisco Internat'l Airport). He's got that, "Let's get going" look. We would all drive him to the airport and wait at the gate until his plane was in the air, on his way to Norway, Peru, Greenland, or Djibouti. All of it was a very big occasion and we dressed up. He would be gone 2 months...5 months...8 months...home for a few weeks and gone again. I don't know how we stood it.

Pano ☼ Rapi ♫✯♫, Smiley Derleth, Andy Rodker, John FitzGerald and 5 other people have particularly liked this photo

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 tiabunna
tiabunna club
A good portrait, the old colour photo has held up well too.
5 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to tiabunna club
It has! I was a little surprised. Thank you, tiabunna.
5 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
He looks very smart and businesslike Diane....................it's a lovely photo!

It sounds like life in the Services Diane...............I hated leaving my family and I expect your Dad did too, but I also loved my job and it paid the bills and put a roof over our heads. It also made the time we had together much more precious.
5 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Keith Burton club
Very much like that, Keith. I suspect that Dad liked his work more than he liked being home. I said that to Mom, once, and she agreed. It became just a fact of life, but early on it was very painful. Despite all of that, he really was sort of a swashbuckling guy! He had an exciting life and was a fabulous role model for being daring, seeing the world, and so on.
5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.
 John FitzGerald
John FitzGerald club
The Era of Splendid Pant Creases. A great portrait, too -- a natural pose, and your father seems both relaxed and focussed at the same time.
5 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to John FitzGerald club
Ahh, the creases! The narrow tie! The horn-rimmed glasses! Relaxed and focused, that's a good reading of that pose and was, in fact, his predominant manner. I suspect he wasn't really as relaxed as he always seemed.
5 years ago.
Pano ☼ Rapi ♫✯♫ club has replied to Diane Putnam club
It certainly was your job, to iron the creases :-))
5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Pano ☼ Rapi ♫✯♫ club
I just discovered this comment, Rapi. Very funny, but no, I did not crease his pants! The dry cleaners did that. I was not above ironing shirts, however.
4 years ago.
 Sylvain Wiart
Sylvain Wiart
what was his job ?
5 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Sylvain Wiart
He built communication antennas, like microwave and other types. His contracts were with American embassies all over Africa one year, military bases and so on.
5 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
I wouldn't have minded a job like that, seeing places all round the world. But I would want a decent 'family' break every so often.
5 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Andy Rodker club
It's probably hard to get both...I don't know how it would be done, now.
5 years ago.

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