Nco qas ntsoov ntawv Ernest C. Diaz, 1932-2008

Kuv txiv tshiab, Ernest C. Diaz, yug hauv St. Louis, MO rau hnub Saturday, Tej zaum 21, 1932. Yog lub hnub qub Amelia Earhart los ua tus poj niam ntej hla hiav txwv Atlantic nyob hauv ib lub dav hlau. Yog cov qib tsib cov me nyuam yug los rau Yos Xes dad (Josef) Diaz thiab Marie Moellenberg Diaz.

Dad hais tias tsev neeg tsis muaj nyiaj ntau ntau, ces nws thiab nws cov buddies siv mus nyiag doughnuts so rau cov neeg ua mov ci hauv zos tseg mus ntsaws rau nws lub tsheb. Koj yuav xav tias tom qab thawj zaug ob peb cov doughnuts lawv coj cov txiv neej yuav saib lub ncuav pastries los tsis cia rau tus khib. Kuv xav tias tus neeg ua mov ci tej zaum paub thiab yog pab tau tej lub me nyuam zos.

Lub zos Dad loj los rau Soulard tsis yeej nyob ua ib ke hnub no. Tag nrho cov tsev twb muab rhuav ncig S. 3lawm txoj kev thiab cov warehouses thiab cov chaw nres tsheb kom ntau. Nws lub tsev teev ntuj, St. Peter thiab Paul, Nws tseem yog ib tug landmark ho.

Dad yuav pab rau U.S. Pab tub rog thaum tsov rog Korean. Nws ua Sergeant ob zaug tab sis tau busted rov qab mus Corporal ob zaug.

Thawj zaug nws tau mus rau hauv kev sib ntaus nrog ib Rev ntawm Marines, thaum nws muaj hnub tawm nyob Seoul. Lub sij hawm ob nws lov ib tug tshiab 2nd Lieutenant, leej twg critiqued phom Dad tus neeg coob. Thaum Dad ib hauv Kauslim Teb, nws txiv Yos Xes tuag cancer plab.

Nws yuav nws thawj tus poj Shirley ze lub sij hawm no. Lawv yuav muaj tsib ntxhais ua ke: Vicki, Gail, Janie, Tracey thiab Kelly. Dad leej niam yuav ib tug poj niam hu ua E-mail rau txog 7 xyoo nyob rau lub 1970s. Nws yuav kuv niam, leej twg muaj peb cov me nyuam, nyob rau lub rau hli ntuj 8, 1981.

Nws muab ntau cim rau Dad, leej twg tau 49 xyoo, yuav ib tug poj niam nrog peb cov me nyuam, tsis uas nyob txawm hauv lawv cov hluas tsis tau. Thaum kuv txiv struggled nrog alcoholism, Dad stepped nyob rau hauv thiab lawm ua tus sau lub luag hauj lwm ntawm leej txiv thaum peb thaum yau thiab adulthood. Nws tuaj nyob peb graduations, weddings thiab cov me nyuam yug ntawm peb cov me nyuam.

Dad tau ib cim kev lom zem. Koj kuj tsis paub dab tsi nws yog mus hais. Thaum twg peb yuav tau rau hauv nws qab haus huv, nws yuav nco ntsoov hais, “Vim li cas koj tsis mus ua si nyob rau hauv lub tsheb khiav ntawm Hampton Avenue?” Nws yuav sim tib neeg, tiam sis nws yeej tsis hais dab tsi phem txog leej twg. Nws tsis kam ua rau neeg lub siab. Kuv yuav suav tau rau ib teg tsawg zaus peb pom nws tau npau taws.

Yog ib tus humorous ntau quips no ua rau cov naming ntiag tug ntawm tus niam tais. Niam ua ib cov kua zaub qaib tshiab, uas muaj coob dumplings thiab zaub. Peb nyiam nws tiam sis Dad ntawd koj nws qib. Nws thov niam, “Qhov no puas yog hom kua zaub, koj khiav qaib hauv lub lauj kaub thiab ces qhwv nws mus txog muaj ib hmos?”

Thaum nws pom cov hluav taws los ntawm nws ob lub qhov muag, Nws pom tau hais nws tsis tau nws funny, nws thiaj teb, “Koj puas tau txais tej qaib rau hauv nws tswj nws.” Thaum twg txoj, peb busted saum luag.

Niam ua ib los yog ob tug off-color lus thiab raug teeb meem yeej tsis ua kom nws rov. Peb thov nws kom thab nws vim hais tias cov plaub peb nyiam nws. Tom qab, nws yuav pom txoj kev lom zem li thiab hu ua kua zaub, “Yoj qaib tag lub lauj kaub kua zaub”.

Dad qhia peb yuav ua li cas rau txoj kev kho peb lub niam nws hlub thiab seb nws interacted cov neeg. Nws yuav cia pub rau lwm tus neeg lub tsho tuaj nraub qaum. Nws tau tawm ntawm peb rau hnub plaub sai kom deb deb dhau lawm, Kaum ib hlis 20, 2008. Nws tau yuav luag tsib xyoos, tiam sis nws yog heev tseem tu los ntawm niam, nws cov me nyuam, xeeb ntxwv thiab xeeb ntxwv zoo kawg thiab.

Dad tsis muaj tej kev cai li choj saab nws tab sis nws tu qab ib txojsia lasting ntawm 8 cov me nyuam, xeeb ntxwv coob zus tuaj, koob cov xeeb ntxwv thiab ob tug xeeb ntxwv poj ntxiv tons ntawm puas zoo. Godspeed, Dad.

Koj yuav tawm ib saib los nug cov lus nug txog qhov no los yog tej tsev xa rau kuv Facebook phab thiab Twitter profile.

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