I worked all those years , from the facility on Archer Ave., to the closing of the facility on 35th.St., with your grandfather and father and the rest of the Alter clan and never knew the rest of the family history it's very interesting to read.Was a pleasure to be a small part of this story.
i've something similar but off the cuff poetry i read at my father's funeral, David Branch, to attach. in many ways they were of similar mind and led lives alike.
I will never forget being privileged enough to shoot & edit you & your Dad’s trip to Washington DC and being aboard a plane full of veterans of the greatest generation. What an amazing life he had, what a great American and thinking about it today I am quite humbled. Thank you!
My Dad bought me the 500 plane ticket I need to fly to LA with a friend in 1984. he was raising 9 kids on one salary at the time but still found money to let me have a trip with a middle school friend. what a guy.
What a great piece, Jon! It brings Jim (my "dad" for one year) so very much back to life for me. Jim - the nonconformist - with so much to say, a big heart and a very clear moral compass in his life. He was probably 20+ years ahead of his time and was capable of treading these new paths in breeze. I loved your "husband-/father-of" sentence because it tells you much about his unpretentious way of going about.
You don't have to have been in World War II to have some good stories to tell. I'd be interested to hear one of your favorites that comes from--or is about--your parents.
Thank you Jon. That was a beautiful memory of your dad. So many of our generation have father's who had compelling WW 2 stories. My dad, who was injured in the Battle of the Bulge, then sent back 8 months later and injured again in France, kept his war memories suppressed for years yet he'd be glued to the fifties tv show The Twentieth Century which often showed battle footage. In the late 90's at the advent of the internet, a soldier reached out to my dad. He had been looking for him for years because he wanted to thank him for saving his life. They reunited later that year in Wisconsin and got together with a group of other surviving vets from their battalion. My dad finally released much of that trauma that was locked inside him from his war experiences and we because so much closer.
A truly brilliant and always gracious gentleman!
This brought back so many good memories!
Many from the beach!
Thank you!
I worked all those years , from the facility on Archer Ave., to the closing of the facility on 35th.St., with your grandfather and father and the rest of the Alter clan and never knew the rest of the family history it's very interesting to read.Was a pleasure to be a small part of this story.
Sweet story told with love.
Please write a book about your Father.
What a lovely, charmingly genuine person he was♥️
-tears fill my eyes…….
Linda D [Katie M.’s friend]
well said and hard copy.
i've something similar but off the cuff poetry i read at my father's funeral, David Branch, to attach. in many ways they were of similar mind and led lives alike.
What a guy. Pleasure to have known him.
I will never forget being privileged enough to shoot & edit you & your Dad’s trip to Washington DC and being aboard a plane full of veterans of the greatest generation. What an amazing life he had, what a great American and thinking about it today I am quite humbled. Thank you!
What a beautiful tribute, Jonathan. He spent his later years "doing nice things for people." I love it!
What a beautiful tribute to your dad! I fondly remember the Alter tradition of singing the "presidents song" in kindergarten.
What a lovely tribute to your dad. What a great dad (& son)! Thank you.
My Dad bought me the 500 plane ticket I need to fly to LA with a friend in 1984. he was raising 9 kids on one salary at the time but still found money to let me have a trip with a middle school friend. what a guy.
What a great piece, Jon! It brings Jim (my "dad" for one year) so very much back to life for me. Jim - the nonconformist - with so much to say, a big heart and a very clear moral compass in his life. He was probably 20+ years ahead of his time and was capable of treading these new paths in breeze. I loved your "husband-/father-of" sentence because it tells you much about his unpretentious way of going about.
You don't have to have been in World War II to have some good stories to tell. I'd be interested to hear one of your favorites that comes from--or is about--your parents.
Love this.
Thank you Jon. That was a beautiful memory of your dad. So many of our generation have father's who had compelling WW 2 stories. My dad, who was injured in the Battle of the Bulge, then sent back 8 months later and injured again in France, kept his war memories suppressed for years yet he'd be glued to the fifties tv show The Twentieth Century which often showed battle footage. In the late 90's at the advent of the internet, a soldier reached out to my dad. He had been looking for him for years because he wanted to thank him for saving his life. They reunited later that year in Wisconsin and got together with a group of other surviving vets from their battalion. My dad finally released much of that trauma that was locked inside him from his war experiences and we because so much closer.