I always remind us "younger" folk who have recently lost a parent how blessed we were to have them as part of our lives and to have the good memories. Sounds like your dad was a typical real Oklahoma born and bred man and an example for you to live up to.

"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee