Category: Family

I’ve had four dads in my life.

My dad. Mahlon Boop. Adopted me at birth. Raised me to be a good man and to love God. I don’t know that I ever lived totally up to that expectation. Died when I was 19 in my arms. My

To Antoine on his 97th Birthday

Today is my later stepfather, Antoine Delmenico’s birthday. Had he lived, he would have been 97. His passing in October still affects me, including occasional dreams, etc. What’s odd is that I didn’t think it would affect me at all.