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Donald Livingston
In Memory of
Donald R.
Livingston
1925 - 2017
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My Surrogate Dad

When I married my wife, Lisa Dietrich, I quickly realized she came gift-wrapped with a host of interesting extended family members – as is to be expected with a marriage.  However, little did I know there would be much more to come. I was soon introduced to a cadre of fun loving, sports minded, hard drinking, card playing, good natured pranksters who were the support group of Bud and Louise. Even for a self-proclaimed party animal like me I found it difficult to keep up with the high level of energy that seemed to emanate from them.

 

Not having a father figure in my life, I found myself drawn to one special person.  That individual was Don Livingston. For the past forty plus years, whether Don liked it or not, I adopted him as my surrogate Dad. I knew a good thing when I found it. And over the years, I persisted to keep Don as an integral part of my life.

 

As I’ve aged, I have come to appreciate even more what a true gem Don’s friendship was. Someone like Don was hard to find and he will be impossible to forget.    

 

Posted by Earl Aragona
Wednesday November 15, 2017 at 8:27 pm
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