30 Questions about Dad

Below are questions for my family about Dad/Grandpa/Wes (heretofore referred to as Dad). Some are easy, some are harder, some have slightly varying answers. You are not allowed to ask Dad for the answers. You are welcome to revisit "The Power of Family" DVD where you will find several answers. Dad has approved these questions and has offered the winner $50. Please submit your answers directly to me by email. The deadline is August 30th, Kenny's Bday. You can cut and paste the questions into the email, if that's easier for you. Good Luck!

1. Dad was Co-President with Mom of what Catholic organization where they met?

2. Besides Sunday, which day of the week did Dad say he'd pray at church?

3. How many years were Dad and Mom married?

4. What's the name of the priest friend who married Dad and Mom?

5. What church in SF were they married in 1945?

6. How many years was Dad enlisted in the Navy during WWII?

7. What submarine ship was he on?

8. What county in Ireland did Dad's maternal (Gammy's) ancestors hail from?

9. What ship did Dad's paternal (Gampy's) ancestors come over on (hint: Richard Warren was the Captain)?

10. Finish this Wes quote: "There's nobody like mama for living and loving life and the ____."

11. Name of the big purity store Dad owned.

12. Name the famous fish market in Moss Landing where Dad gets crab and other fresh fish during the holidays.

13. Spell the Christmas-time dish Dad likes to make which starts with a C.

14. What's Dad known for making after midnight mass?

15. What, besides cream, does Dad like in his coffee?

16. Cefe says, "Dad's half inch or so of fresh squeezed orange juice was like _____."

17. Name Dad's favorite retreat center.

18. What month and year was it when "the store burned all-down-up?"

19. Name the song used in the 50th anniversary slide show/video and "The Power of Family" as background for Mom & Dad's wedding footage?

20. Which child hid in the back seat of the car when Dad took Kenny to the movies as kids?

21. Name the Catholic school Dad attended from 4th-12th grades?

22. What skill did Dad teach Bonny at the store that she used later in her work?

23. From what ranch does Dad get the dried apricots from nowadays?

24. What color and make of truck did Dad drive in the 50's?

25. What water company did Dad work for?

26. Like her Father, what day of the week did Cefe play hooky from school to be with Mom?

27. What was the special occasion when Claire first met her future in-laws over dinner?

28. Which grandchild has appeared in the most Wes skits?

29. What game did Dad pretend to announce before his speech at the 50th anniversary reception?

30. After hearing that the mailman, Bob Brookshire, won yet another car from his 2nd wife, as he did with his first wife what was Mom's response to Dad? (Hint: Similar but not the same as a Sonny & Cher song).