Author Archives: Samantha Halle
Jim Moose: On Jon’s (moose) humor
I worked with your father at Philip Morris USA. I first met Jon when he worked at the Manufacturing Center and later worked with him when he was in Strategic Planning and I managed the Production Planning group. In talking to my VP at the time in early 2000 (Harold Burnley), I expressed interest in […]
Things Daddy Loved: Creating pie charts to track our swim meet ribbons
Things Daddy Loved: Saying “Don’t do things half-assed”
In addition to warning Joelle and me to not “do things half-assed,” he would also hold up a half of an ass (like so), complete with a stern shake of his head. For example, if I swept crumbs off the countertop onto the floor, I’d receive the iconic half-assed gesture from across the kitchen!
Sam: On shirt socks
On several occasions, daddy would come home from work recounting a situation in which he’d feel a lump in his shirt…only to pull one of our socks (or on the embarrassing occasion, a pair of Joelle’s or my underwear) out of his sleeves! Years later, I’ve had a couple of people tell me about moments […]
Celebrating Jon 