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Posts: 32958 Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I drove with Sue to Minneapolis today to watch my son Brian walk across the stage to accept his BA in Psychology from the University of Minnesota. Proud?? Oh yes. 5 years in the military (Combat Corpsman) and all the work at University... Brian and I started fishing Muskies together when he was 8. His first legal came when he was 9, and I'll not soon forget that. When he married Sarah ( and lucky he was to find her, she also just received her degree from the same school, advanced; loves to fish and hunt, and actually eats fish and venison, too) the picture of his first Muskie was front and center on the Celebration photo board. Wow. That big a memory for him, too. My sons and I traveled Canada, the West, and all of the Mid West together fishing and hunting over the years. They are both great sticks, and I'm proud to be able to call Brian a friend, not just my Son. Another best friend and also my son Keith is on his way over RIGHT NOW with his wife Brandy and son Cole to celebrate with Brian and Sarah; he had to work today creeling for the DNR and couldn't be at the ceremony. Brandy loves to spend time fishing with Keith, and Cole Martin is the next generation of Muskie Fishing Worralls. Keith and I spend many hours every year in the woods and on the water, and we just shared the most incredible deer hunting season either of us can remember. So what picture did Brian insist on the most? See attached. Not the cap and gown, this one. Go figure! If this is what a father works hard for as his kids are young, I must say it has paid off for me in a more incredible fashion than I ever could have guessed. I am a very lucky man. No 'lesson' or 'moral of the story' here, just the musings of a middle aged muskie fisherman. I'm especially happy Brian studied Psychology, maybe he can figure out what the heck is WRONG with the Old Man.  
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Steve, Congratulations to you and Sue for bringing up such a great young man, and with that new degree, get him working on Slamr right away so he doesn't screw up his engagement!  Yikes, almost two decades since I graduated Purdue University  Stanford University and Northwestern after that, hoping in a few years my two girls get into the schools of their dreams. The little one wants to be a Marine Biologist, so I am encouraging her to go to the University of Miami. Sweet place to visit! | |||
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Posts: 1764 Location: Ogden, Ut | Congrats all around; the accomplishments completed are truly not trivial tasks. May I be as successful a father as you, Steve. I have two boys too (1 and 4), my wish is that they turn out as good as yours. They've already had a couple lessons in the important stuff...'get your life jackets boys, we're taking the boat today' K. (creeling for the DNR, huh? Got a couple of summers of that under my own belt...) Edited by sorenson 12/13/2004 11:10 AM | ||
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Posts: 32958 Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | |||
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| Job well done buy son and dad! They are who you make them. There aren't as many parents raising quality children as there used to be. Your entire family should be proud and commended. I have my work cut out for me -- Daughter started college this Fall and my son started kindergarten! Talk about burning the candle on both ends. Flash cards and research papers, are keeping me busy. Steve | |||
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