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Dad would have been 70 today. I can think of many people that influenced “Humor” in my career but he is on top of it…Dad said what he wanted to say with very little filter. He learned that from Uncle H.L. and I learned it from Dad. Dad(and Mom)spoiled me rotten to the core. He told me once or several times “when I die, I want them to put on my tombstone t “Here Lies Wade, Went To Heaven But Dead As Hell” That’s Dad for you! He also would ask me how many people were in the graveyards we passed and I would say I dont know and he would say all of them Son...they are all dead. Dad also was one of the first people to call a family of someone that had lost someone….as long as that family had a nice car they would no longer knowing he might get a deal. Dad insisted we were “The Funks” at all restaurants and blushing red faced when our names got called. Dad even had a voice for “J.J. Funk” that was again, embarrassing at the time until i became more like him——-and found it funny. I get more and more like him they say. My success is saying what people are scared to say. Dad wasnt. His filter was a lot more filtered BUT Never have since Day 1. One of the biggest things I have ever got in trouble for was saying “that song sucks” I was scolded and brought it up to Dad and he said “did it suck” and i said “sucks bad” and he goes add “bad” to it—-they aren’t going to fire you for telling the truth. If they do, you can walk across the street and kick their ass. Dad also had one piece of advice. He told me how he hated his first managerial job and b/c he had to fire people(for the record, Dad fired me 17 times in a year) and it wasn’t “him” so he started his own business and just asked me to never do something you HATE 1/3 of your life. You will be miserable and bring the misery home. I never will and have been fortunate to do what I LOVE. I also learned how to not answer a phone when you don’t want to talk to somebody or not answering the door for someone. Dad had visitors and he would simply say “I don’t have time for this crap…he talks too much” And when my Dad said you talked too much…..it’s bad. Because i never knew anyone that talked as much to anyone as my Dad. I miss our discussions —-even the ones you repeated to me over and over and I miss calling and saying “Dad?” and him saying simply “This is your Dad.” Happy Birthday Dad! and thanks for all the memories and know JJ Funk, Jr and the Funk Family lives on!
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 00:48:31 +0000

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