My dad. Gone 30 years.

 

Forest Gump

 

Since my dad is still with us I would choose my paternal grandfather. He passed one month after my 18th b-day and we had been separated by 1500 miles during his final six years so I never had the opportunity to have an adult conversation with him. He worked in Harley-Davidson's Milwaukee Juneau Ave factory for over 41 years with more than 30 of those years in the experimental department. My avatar image is a photo of him taken in 1934 after he had won the Milwaukee Motorcycle Club's Badger Derby.

 

Other than my mother or father it would be Albert Einstein.

 

My dad 1st. Ben Franklin 2nd.

 

Either of my grandfathers. Both passed when I was very young and I have no recollection of them, but I would love to get to know them.

 

My father, gone for two years. Too soon.

 

Paternal grandfather. He died when I was ten. Deep in the IRA, but ended up living in England under an alias and raised a family there during WWII. He had two grandsons that were born in England and, therefore, English citizens. I could claim Irish citizenship because my father was Irish. We were very close, but I didn't learn anything about his past until I was in HS and my mother spilled the beans when I found out some info accidentally and quizzed her.

 

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# 2 Keith Richards
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