Lawrence D. Kelsey Jr. wasn't much of a holiday person. He took time off to celebrate Christmas and Easter when his children were small but other holidays for him were largely meaningless. Although he enjoyed gatherings, dinners, brunches and barbecues they were just as likely to occur on an ordinary day that fit for those attending, than he was to attend them on a particular holiday. On Father's Day, we was just as likely to buy all the oil, oil filters and air filters needed for the family's cars, along with a timing belt, and he probably would have preferred to catch up on those, rather than have had a celebration.
With his being gone now, I sometimes wish that we had more of the celebrations on the actual holiday. I wish I could remember more gatherings we had specifically on Father's Day. The truth is, he didn't. He lived his life largely as he wanted to and sometimes his practices were unconventional as he worked hard to fit in all of the interests he had.
Make no mistake though, even without the celebrations on Father's Day that he really chose to skip, he knew in many other ways that he was truly treasured as a Dad, and he probably still does, even now.
Happy Father's Day, Daddy.
