About

My Photo

Photo Albums

Gerry's Calendar

Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven Book Endorsers

  • Mark Victor Hansen
    Co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series
  • John Gray, Ph.D
    Author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
  • Yvonne Divita
    President and Founder of Windsor Media Enterprises & WME Books
  • Bud Gardner
    Co-author of Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul
  • Oliver Young (Yang Hanfeng)
    Manager of Investor and Public Relations, PetroChina Company Limited - Beijing, China
  • Dianna Booher
    Author of more than 40 books, including Your Signature Life and Your Signature Work
  • Gopal Krishan Puri
    CEO of IIMS Publications - India, Renowned Author of 150 books
  • Rick Duha
    Managing Director, The Duha Group, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • Mark Simon
    CEO & Executive Director, Western New York Upstate Transplant Services
  • Joe Calloway
    Author of Becoming a Category of One
  • Rick McIntosh
    President, MAC's Antique Auto Parts - Lockport, NY
  • Scott E. Friedman
    Partner at Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP as well as Author of The Successful Family Business and How to Run a Family Business
  • Frank C. Bucaro
    Speaker, Business Ethics Expert, and Author of Taking the High Road
  • Theodore A. Beringer
    Chairman and CEO of Beringer & Company
  • Rosemarie Rossetti, Ph.D.
    Speaker, Trainer, Consultant, Author of Take Back Your Life, and President of Rosemarie Speaks, A Rossetti Enterprises Inc. Company
  • Ken Shuman
    President of Shuman Plastics
  • Pam Lontos
    President of PR/PR
  • Stan Craig
    Pastor, Author of Legacy Leadership, Speaker, and Dad
  • Lou Heckler
    Speaker and Speech Coach
  • Robert D. Schofield
    President of Clarence Chamber of Commerce
  • Cliff Fazzolari
    Author of Counting on a Miracle, In Real Life, Desperation, Waldorf & Juli, Eye in the Sky, and Money Changes Everything
  • Michele Miller
    Editor & Publisher of Western New York Family Magazine
  • Monsignor J. Patrick Keleher
    Campus Minister at the State University of New York at Buffalo
  • Nido Qubein
    President, High Point University as well as Business Consultant Chairman, Great Harvest Bread Company
  • Sam Horn
    Author of Tongue Fu! and 11-time emcee of world-renowned Maui Writers Conference
  • Randy Gage
    Author of Prosperity Mind
  • Ralph L. Klicker, Ph.D.
    Author of Funeral Directing and Funeral Service Management
  • James A. Yansick
    M.Div. and President of Yansick Lumber

Create a Legacy - Keep Your Father's Energy Alive This Fathers Day Weekend and Everyday into the Future

       If your Father has passed, you can help their energy to live on in the hearts and minds of others by sharing their story and life lessons you learned with others this Fathers Day weekend. You are welcome to share their story on this Blog - "Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven".

June 16, 2006 in Loss of Father, Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven, Reflections from Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven, Reflections from the Founder of Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Loss of My Father Leads to Another Father's Story Who Served on the USS Meeker County - LST-980

          When you share your story of your lost Father or loved one it leads to other stories about other Fathers I have never had the honor to meet in person.

          At one of my clients, I met a genuine and gentle man named Bill Meetze. When he learned about the "Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven" book, he told about his late Father's World War II diary. The next time I was at the same client, Bill brought in a three ring binder. The cover sheet on the binder reads "Bowen 'Jack' Meetze - World War II Diary". The subtitle reads "In case I can't, please give this to my wife and son Jack. April 18, 1944 - LST-980". The binder is full of photo copies of his Father's diary, photos and other records from the LST-980.

          Bill let me borrow his Father's diary to take home and read. Many of his Father's diary entries caused you to pause and reflect what it was like to be a man who never knew if he would see his family again. There were several entries about being tossed around in the LST-980 by rough seas and bomb attacks. How many of us today, can really say that we had a rough day?

          Bowen "Jack" Meetze passed away on October 1st, 2004 at the age of 98. He and his wife were married for 70 years, 8 months, 3 weeks and 1 day. Bowen "Jack" Meetze is truly a Father, who art in heaven and an inspiration to us all.

March 20, 2006 in "Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven" Connections, Loss of Father, Reflections from Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Comforting Words and Quotes for Loss of a Father, from "Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven"

          To view comforting words and quotes for the loss of a Father or loved one, please take a moment and visit the "Categories" and/or "Archives" sections on the bottom right hand side of this Blog for "Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven". Your comments are always welcomed. Thank you.

February 17, 2006 in Loss of Father, Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven, Reflections from the Founder of Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Subscribe to this blog's feed

FREE Mini E-book, click on cover below

Submit Your Stories & Poems

  • Our Mothers Who Art In Heaven Preview
  • NEW Titles!
    With the success of Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven, we are looking for other stories and poems to complete new books in the "Who Art In Heaven" series. Submit your stories and poems today! Did somebody you love teach you an important lesson about leadership or life that you still use today? What advice did your loved one give you that you still treasure? Send your favorite stories and poems about your: Fathers Volume II, Mothers, Grandmothers, Grandfathers, Daughters, Sons, Children, Spouses, Sisters, Brothers, Aunts, Uncles, Relatives, Friends, Coworkers, Teachers, Students, Classmates, Alumni, Clergy, Firefighters, Police, Military, Soldiers, Marines, Army-Navy-Air Force Personnel, Reservists, National Guard, Heroes, Leaders, Managers, Coaches, Mentors, Speakers, Neighbors or other loved ones to: OFWAIHF Submissions PO Box 502 Getzville, NY 14068 Or E-mail your submissions to: submissions@OFWAIHF.org If you have somebody else in mind and you want to share their story with us we would always welcome your suggestions.

FREE - Shipping & Handling ANYWHERE!


Speeches for Our Fathers Who Art In Heaven

Recent Posts

Recent Comments

Archives

Categories

Blog powered by Typepad