My Daddy was a great man.  He was always there for his family and friends.  Other than his grandkids his greatest joy was the Boy Scouts.  He worked with Troop 301 for a better part of 10 yrs.  He also was working at Morton College and his co-workers loved him and the miss him dearly.  He changed when my Mom died in June of 1999.  I think that he missed her more then he admitted to.  He was one 12 kids (10 that are living...well 9 now).  He has 6 grandkids at the time of his passing his youngest grandchild is his grandson Malaikai Jordyn who was born 11 day before he died.  His other grandkids were ages 12-2.