Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there! My sons and sons-in-law are such amazing fathers! I'm so grateful for you all and for the wonderful fathers you are to my grandchildren.
I'd like to tell you a little about my father today. I didn't know him very well because he died when I was just 6. I have very few memories of my own and only one picture with me that I could find.
There are more stories and pictures on FamilySearch, but here's a little bit about his life:
Charles Burton Swan, Jr., was called Charley, and his friends called him Chick.
He met Julia at a 4th of July dance while playing at a baseball tournament in Moroni.
He told his brother "There's my blond - she's the girl I'm going to marry."
They married that October after getting to know each other through writing love letters.
He loved to hunt and fish.
He was an electrician by profession and worked for Utah Power & Light Co.
He managed the substation in Big Cottonwood Canyon.
He worked for Geneva Steel after they moved to Orem.
He was charter member of the Orem Volunteer Fire Department.
He owned an electrical supply store on State Street in Orem, right about where the Zupa's is.
The store burned down just days before Orem got their first fire truck.
He was a good man and was loved by all who knew him.
He died of a massive heart attack just a few months before his 47th birthday.
Doug/Dad/Papa was a wonderful father! He was such a good example to his sons of how to love their children and respect their mother. I'm grateful for his life and our eternal family. It was our 51st anniversary this week. Somehow he got the message to my friend Kathleen Gordon that I needed flowers. 💙 I'm so grateful that Coray and Cameron got all of his best qualities. A little bit of him rubbed off on all of us. We all honor him today!
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