My Dad

My dad is 79 years old and has finally found the one job that he enjoys with all his heart.  As a young man he began working for the Bluffton Police Dept. at the age of 19 and after physical problems retired and has done light side jobs to occupy his time.  He's been a "bouncer" for a bank, he's served many years as a city councilman for Bluffton and now is doing the downtown clean-up with the help of the "men in orange".  In my father's past he has arrested and put many people in jail, now he has the honor of taking them out of their cells a couple of times each week.  He walks with them and talks of his old police stories and gets to know these men that have made some bad choices in their lives.  He tells them often of his own grandson that was sentenced to 10 years in prison. In some small way, I think the love my father feels for this job is a small gift he is trying to give to these men to show his grandson how much he loves him and is so very proud of him.  Many of these men have bonded with my father and some have moved away and made trips back to my parent's home to thank him and spend time together talking of plans to improve their lives.   Thanks Dad for giving of yourself to these men, you are making a difference.