Today we had alot of fun trying to do some research on Bill's dad. Bill Sr. was an All American quarterback at Kansas State, a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon, and in the ROTC. We went to the Alumni building and dove through old yearbooks to find many pages that lauded Bill Sr.'s football skills. We drove by his old fraternity and took pictures. We searched for trophies or other memorabilia that the school might have from 1943 but had no success because offices began closing. Unfortunately we're off to Topeka in the morning and won't be able to continue our search.
Bill remarked that Kansas State is not at all like he imagined. The buildings are made of limestone rather than the brick that Bill anticipated. We took pictures of the old football field where his father used to play. The present football field is absolutely huge and the nosebleed section is right up there in heaven.
The weather seemed to change constantly today. We had rain at one moment and sunny skies the next. But it didn't stop us.
Bill's cousin Dee has a wealth of stories about his grand dad and great granddad. He is the oldest of all the cousins and seems to have been the recipient of all the family's tales.We are trying to encourage him to record all the stories for future generations to come.
Bill's family has a very colorful past and I know our children would all be interested.
I wish Grandma Barbara had been here today. She would have loved walking among the same buildings that Bill Sr. once did and seeing his football field. I also thought of Sean today and the legacy Papa left him of being a Mechanical Engineer. Papa would be proud. And we are proud of Papa!
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