The quiet man – who taught by example
Homer Theodore Folkert – June 6, 1912
June 6, 2014
The man I admired most while growing up celebrates his 102nd birthday today – he’s not around in person but truly is in spirit.
A quiet but thoughtful man. A dedicated husband and father. A companion of his family anywhere they wanted to go or anything they wanted to do – and the go-to guy, whether you were right or wrong.
A man who taught modesty, courage and work ethic, not by lecturing, but by example.
A man who taught maturity, honesty, loyalty and perseverance, not by preaching, but by example.
A man who endured poor health as a child, poor hearing as an adolescent and adult, and poor cardio health as a middle aged man, but you would have never have heard it from him or thought it if you watched him work.
A man who ignored his handicaps and accomplished more with his keen mind, his strong hands and powerful arms and back, than most of us ever do in our lives, even with all of our good health and longer lives. He built his family a house with his own hands. I wouldn’t know where to start.
Happy birthday Dad, and happy father’s day on Sunday.
We all love him and miss him. Love was another thing he taught by example and didn’t need words to express. Another thing you would never have heard him verbally express, but you knew it was there and he felt it.