In honor of the upcoming 34th anniversary of Daddy’s graduation from Virginia Tech – and because he would have undoubtedly loved to spread his Hokie cheer to his family – here are a few VT cheers “OLD HOKIE” CHEER Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hy! Tech, Tech, VPI Sol-a-rex, Sol-a-rah Poly Tech Vir-gin-ia Ray rah VPI Team! […]
Dane: I came to know your dad, through work, about the time you were born. We worked together in the planning department. I can remember him stopping in on everyone in the department to share his daily joke or comic strip. He would hand you the comic strip and just wait with that twinkle in […]
The greatest and warmest memories I have of your dad all center on his innate ability to bring support and light into any space he entered. My most vivid memories of your dad are rooted in swim meets. Your dad’s encouragement to not only Sam but to her friends and teammates helped make those stressful […]
Jon once skipped a weekly production planning meeting to respond to a request from a Finance work team to help us understand the production planning process. When I commented on this, he said that the people in this meeting were excellent, and he compared his participation in these meetings to a sea gull — he came […]
Daddy loved chocolate pudding. In fact, daddy’s #6 “I love you when…” moment was “…when you make chocolate pudding for me.” Here’s an easy, delicious recipe, courtesy of Smitten Kitchen. Ingredients needed for six servings: 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/2 cup sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 3 cups whole milk 6 ounces semi- or bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped (or […]
Celebrating Jon 