Today is my grandfather's birthday; he would have been 101. Though it's been 23 years since he died, I have missed him every single day. I remember his laugh, the frustrating way he would never take a serious picture---his thing was hats. Every time we tried to take a picture of him he would grab a silly hat and put it on. I had a graduation photo of me, him and my grandmother standing outside by a tree in my gown--Paw-Paw was wearing my cap. How I loved him. He was the father I never had. He died right before I found out I was pregnant with my son; I wish the two of them had known each other, they are SO alike! Here's to you, Deward Lee Brown--wherever you are, I love you and miss you, and I will see you again.
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