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"Jer, find a picture that'll make 'em smile"

Uncle Marty was usually the photographer at family gatherings and fishing trips, making it difficult to find candid shots of him. When I chauffeured him to a funeral a few years back, he looked over the photo collage in the Chapel and said, "Jer, when it's my time find a picture of me that'll make 'em smile." I replied, "deal" and he gave me one his famous handshakes. His smile in this shot is the expression I'll always recall when I think of him. I dare say there was something unique about the times we shared, both when I was a little kid (he took me to my first Blackhawks game, and now I do the Hawks artwork!) or as adults when we'd sit in his basement, peruse ancient photos, do 3-D slideshows wearing ridiculous glasses and remember old times. As positive a person as he was, he was also refreshingly honest with me about his regrets and mistakes, something you don't often expect from such an "important" man. He really was important to me. There is not a chapter in my life that Uncle Marty doesn't somehow factor in. I'll miss you, my "Uncle", I'll miss you, my friend.
Posted by Jerry Tibstra
Wednesday June 16, 2010 at 11:56 am
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