Happy Father's Day to all the Creekers out there fortunate enough to be a Dad. I have to admit I wasn't the best dad on the planet when my kids were groing up. I was a submarine sailor for a long time and after I returned to civilian life I spent a great deal of time on a higher education and career, much of which has been as a road warrior for several different companies and positions. I know I did it for them, but maybe I could have made better choices. The rearview mirror is always more clear to see through than windshield I suppose.
At any rate I am blessed with 3 great young adults. Despite my absences they grew up to be absolutely solid and hard working men and woman. My oldest boy (23) is a machinist, and a dang fine one at that. He has had his brushes with traffic law enforcement but has straightened that out. Its a byproduct of working in a shop that builds nothing but high-performance drag racing engines. Speed is now in his blood. Extremely proud of him.
My daughter is 20 and in the Army National Guard as a CBRN Tech. She also is a member of the University of Toledo Medical Center Campus police. She is a Senior at the University of Toledo in the Criminal Justice program with a 3.98 GPA. DAMN proud of her.
My youngest is a senior in high school and is in the Computer Science Technology program at the Vo-tech here in the Toledo area with a 4.0 GPA. His junior year project was to build a 3D printer. Man is that thing is slick. I am going to learn Auto-cad so I can make my own small parts with his machine. He also holds down a 40 hour a week job in the same shop as my oldest boy. He has learned to operate the mills my oldest boy programs. In fact, he has gained such good skills, the owner bought a high speed tapping center exclusively for him to run. I don't think he'll do this as a career like the older boy, but he is learning valuable skills.
So thats my story. I am proud today of how solid citizens they turned out to be despite my part-time choices. They are all independent and strong thinkers and leaders in their peer groups so I managed to do something right.
I hope all of you have as good a story to reflect on as I have been blessed with.
Happy Father's Day to you all!
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