The Man From Dunn County

John, The Man from Dunn County and his wife

This is a tale of a man named John Robert

who in 1951 was born a twin

among a handful of other kin.

He is an all star athlete from Menomonie

who broke a leg

then asked Susan Jane to become a Debee.

Being a graduate of UW Stout

it was hightime they traveled about.

So they packed a U-Haul and drove 1,000 miles

ended up in Colorado and decided to stay for awhile.

Along comes Chandra in the August heat

and four yours later, Johnna;

a happy repeat.

Plasticrafts, night shifts, apartment care,

Alexander Dawson; the boys school for nightmares.

Beth Eden Baptist, super hero Dad;

by day a teacher, by night pushing a floor shining pad.

Rocky Flats, nuclear bombs and plutonium,

he has to keep those secrets

hush, hush and mum!

Recreation on the weekend with the boys from church league

throwing touch down passes, running the field in

"Get the Old Man" speed.

Deli owning is no vacation,

it works you to the nub

especially when ordering enough meat

to make a turkey, bacon club.

John Robert is now sixty and living life just fine

he's working on his projects

or making delicious juice from the vine.

Today we honor him with friends and family

that help add to the happy memory

and the tale of

The Man From Dunn County.

"Youth is a gift of nature, but age is a work of art." Garson Kanin

"As we grow older our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer." Robert Quillen



Happy 60th Birthday,

Love Your Girls