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Honoring a Veteran for National Adoption Month Memories of My Dad Robert Lewis Harris - Army By Mary Louise Ned Mary Louise Ned Robert Lewis Harris was born in Baltimore MD October 6, 1925 and passed away September 27, 2017 in Lake Charles LA. He served his country as a young man in the Army before I was born. Some may assume that all foster or adopted children are troubled while in the system, but my dad was a considerate man, and the most wonderful father a girl could ever ask for. My dad was kind, nurturing and would give you the clothes off his back. He was also a good clean man. He’d say, "cleanliness is next to godliness,” and then he’d put on white gloves to check for dirt after dusting. He was also loving and down to earth when instructing and training us to always clean our room, and I didn’t mind when he instructed me. If I could vote for one man to receive an award in this world, it would be him, “Father of the Year.” My dad was very active, and his favorite hobbies were fishing, swimming, and bicycling. When he did rest, he chose to fish rather than swim because he said it was calming, relaxing and not requiring much movement. Our Saturdays were spent together with me sitting on his lap while eating Boudin and watching our favorite cartoons, The Pink Panther, and Sylvester the putty cat. He enjoyed cooking and serving me oatmeal with Vanilla Extract and French toast which were my most favorite meals. (Vanilla extract gives oatmeal a very good flavor.) My dad always made me presentable when we went places by making sure my clothes were ironed and my belts were straight. “Come here my child and let me fix your clothes,” I can remember him saying to me. My dad once walked from the North part of town to the South part of town, to Saint Patrick’s Hospital, when he was told I had DVT, because the family car was broken at the time. My adoptive mother would always tell him to slow down and not work as hard because he was getting old and his body needed to rest. On another occasion, he came and stayed the night with me while I was placed on a heart monitor, or anytime I was admitted to a hospital, he was by my side. Although he needed to slow down, he was always there for me. He was a member and a piano player that blessed the men in the chorus and congregation at Union Zion Baptist Church for over twenty years. My dad was my inspiration as he remained strong and filled with jokes after having a stroke, like myself. He even finished college after having a stroke. This is my simple expression of thanks and gratitude to my father. I will always love him. This short memorial is just a thank you to him from myself and others. I love you and miss you, dad. Sleep in heavenly peace. You will never be forgotten by me and will always be in my heart. Your love will never part. You are my angel guiding me from heaven up above. Mary Louise Ned – Your loving daughter. 18 November 2018 WWW.THEVOICEOFSOUTHWESTLA.COM Volume 6 • Number 4
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