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My Dad

My Dad, Hugh, passed away early morning,
Sunday, May 14th, 2006.

My first uploads to Pbase were in 2006 just weeks before he passed away.
I did that so he could see some of my images online.
He had been telling me to do that for some time, and I just wanted
him to know that I finally did it.

He taught me about photography
when I was quite young, and without his interest
and love and support, I probably would not be a
photographer today. Just wanted to let you know.

I was very thankful that he was able to see this gallery
on PBase several times before he passed away. I think he
was very proud of it.

My first memories of photography were the darkroom printing
sessions we had in the kitchen of the house I grew up in.
I still remember the orange glow of the safelight,and the
strange smells of the chemicals and the "magic" of the image
appearing in the developer tray. I was probably only about 6 years old
when he first started showing me the darkroom processes.

I became a US Navy photographer in 1981, and have been using
a camera for part of my living ever since then. I know my dad
was very proud of my work as a photographer, and that means a lot to me.

Ken


Dad w Piper Cub, France, Summer of 1943
Dad w Piper Cub, France, Summer of 1943		 My Dad in Uniform
My Dad in Uniform		 Mom and Dad
Mom and Dad		 Crowder Family Christmas Card 49-69
Crowder Family Christmas Card 49-69
Dad Inside First Baptist Church Roff OK
Dad Inside First Baptist Church Roff OK		 Dad Looking in Window of Old Gas Station Lehigh OK.jpg
Dad Looking in Window of Old Gas Station Lehigh OK.jpg		 Dad and Me at Old Gas Station in Lehigh OK.jpg
Dad and Me at Old Gas Station in Lehigh OK.jpg		 Dad Looking at Slide in Old School Basement 2.jpg
Dad Looking at Slide in Old School Basement 2.jpg
Dad Outside First Baptist Church Roff OK.jpg
Dad Outside First Baptist Church Roff OK.jpg		 Dad Walking at Old School Grounds
Dad Walking at Old School Grounds		 Dad with the Weatherlys Roff OK.jpg
Dad with the Weatherlys Roff OK.jpg		 Dad Looking at Slide in Old School Basement 1.jpg
Dad Looking at Slide in Old School Basement 1.jpg
Grocery Store Owner Roff OK
Grocery Store Owner Roff OK		 My Dad dancing with my neice Alexis at her wedding.jpg
My Dad dancing with my neice Alexis at her wedding.jpg		 House that was Moved Burned to the Ground.jpg
House that was Moved Burned to the Ground.jpg		 My Grandfather Crowder
My Grandfather Crowder
Interior of Old Store in Roff OK
Interior of Old Store in Roff OK		 Dad Reading
Dad Reading		 Dad Reading waiting for the Dentist.
Dad Reading waiting for the Dentist.

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Long Bach Nguyen07-Sep-2010 05:44
wonderful tribute to your dad.
Hawkins 14-May-2008 18:55
I loved the pics of the First Baptist Church in Roff. My Grandparents lived and died in Roff Ok in 1981 and 1986. They were members at that church and my own Dad, was the youth minister there in 73 and 74. I spent many Sundays in that church in the early and late 70's. I used to spend time balancing on the retaining wall next to the street and having sword fights w/Catalpa tree bean pods, against imaginary foes and sometimes friends. Your pics of that Church brought back many memories and very good ones in a time an era that seems to have been lost now.
Graham Tomlin04-Mar-2006 15:12
lovely gallery regards Helen
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