Then, as I began my junior year of high school, my father started questioning me – like fathers do – “so, what are your college plans”, “have you been thinking about it?”, “two years will fly by!” My parents had instilled in their kids that college or technical school was a must after high school.
There was the occasional phone call on Christmas, a letter or two, but no real meaningful conversation.
He was busy running Executive Jet Aviation in Columbus, Ohio. I didn’t know my Grandfather well growing up.