Bob Arents: On reminders

April 16, 2015 by Samantha Halle

I still have Jon’s contact information in my cell phone. It keeps his memory alive for me. I make sure it transfers to every new cell I get.

Things Daddy Loved: DILBERT

April 15, 2015 by Samantha Halle

Jennet Dickinson: On Mr. Halle at swim meets

April 14, 2015 by Samantha Halle

Drawn December, 2002

Sam: On Price Club trips

April 13, 2015 by Samantha Halle

Back in the day, when Costco was known as “Price Club,” Daddy created his go-to “Price Club drink.”

Once a month or so, I’d tag along on one of his routine stock-up trips. As soon as he flashed his Costco Card badge, he’d make a pit stop at the food court where he’d get a drink cup to fill with his shopping fuel. Thanks to our many Costco trips, he had perfected his Ice-to-Sprite-to-Pink-Lemonade ratio. You may think I’m exaggerating, but this really was a scientific process for him (he’d carefully pour out ice, drink and start again as necessary). In fact, it was only in my later years that I gained enough trust to refill his drink!

Jeff Wright: On Uncle Jon’s riddles

April 12, 2015 by Samantha Halle

When I was little your dad used to tell me riddles. The only one I specifically remember went like this: There’s a cabin in the woods. All the windows and doors are sealed shut and everyone inside is dead. How did they die?

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Sam: On the man (and voice) behind the camera

April 11, 2015 by Samantha Halle

Whether through photos or videos, daddy loved documenting family milestones (however uninteresting many of them were). For this reason, he was – more times than not – the man behind the camera. Though clips of him on screen are rare, you can still hear his voice. Because I can no longer immediately recall what his voice sounded like, even the smallest moments and most mundane words (such as this) can make me tear up.