What a nice man!

 Tribute read at Dad's funeral by Roberta Masten-Davies

I wanted to take a few minutes to honor my father in law on behalf of Steve and our children. There are so many nice adjectives to describe Dad. Sweet, Kind, caring, loving knowledgeable, wonderful, persistent.

Anyone that got a chance to know my father in law would say the same thing – what a nice man.

So many people from the community have reached out to me via Facebook and said how much they loved working with him and how much they learned from him. He made a difference in the world with everyone he encountered

Steve learned first hand how to fix so many things from Dad – and am I thankful for that.

He taught him electrical, how to fix cars, how to solder pipes together: Dad was Mr. Fix it. Give that man a project and it may take him a whole day but he will fix it.

Steve and I went down to the shore and our Jeep caught on fire. Steve put out the fire and hotwired it home. And dad, wire by wire, rebuilt the engine with Steve.

When I bought my first car that I loved – Dat B10 turquoise. I had the first of many accidents to come. Dad fixed my car dent by dent. I was forever grateful – I kept saying Thank you and and he would say “don’t thank me yet” - We had to wait for it to be finished.  Dad helped us with our first house with endless hours of repairs

Steve had the pleasure of working a few years with dad as an electrician. When Steve worked Belvi electric. Steve would sleep at my house and dad would pick him up and they would go to work together. And dad would always have his peanut butter and jelly sandwiches

Dad had a strong work ethic which I believe all of his kids got. He was a family man that loved his children and grandchildren with all his heart. My kids loved going on adventures with grandma and grandpa in the big white van and loved the idea that grandpa drove a school bus.

Dad loved hearing about his grandkids and what they were up to his eyes would light up when we told him what they were up to.

Right up until the end dad fought and came back so many times. He was persistent in anything he did. A few days ago Dad even tried to make Steve a cup of coffee.

He had such a big impact in our lives and taught us so much. He has an influence on all his children and grandchildren. We were blessed to have you in our lives and will continue to speak of all the memories so you live on in all our hearts.