My Southern Heart

“I’ll Go To My Grave Loving You”…

23 Jul

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The year was 1975.  My sweet, gentle Dad had heard this song on the radio and asked me if I could find the record for him.  He loved my Mama dearly and he loved this song.  At the time, I was not a fan of country music – and

definitely not a fan of the Statler Brothers – but I bought a tape player and the song for him (and a few others).    I watched as he listened to the sweet harmony and the words of the song…and his eyes teared up.  The next

thing I know there’s a tear trailing down my cheek.  He did go to his grave loving Mama and his four daughters and all his grandchildren and great-grandchildren…four years before Mama.

I think about this song from time to time…and about Daddy’s love for and commitment to his family.  I’m thankful for that legacy.

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The photo below was taken about 1952 at the Memorial Gardens Cemetery.  I wrote a post entitled “All Too Soon” and the years on Mamie Road about it here.

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