_ 61_
in January of 1962. Whenever I would come home ___ 62___
, I would ask Dad to play the mandolin. He could ___ 63__ _your soul with the tones that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his
_64 ___ in his ability to play so well for his family.
In 1950, our family moved to Maryland. While working at Todd Steel, he was
_
65___
in an accident. On that particular day, Dad got the third index finger of his left hand
______66__
by the machine. He didn't lose enough of the finger
__67__
it would stop him picking up anything, but it did
_
68_
his ability to play the mandolin. After the accident, When I came home and asked him to play, Dad would make
___69___
for why he couldn't play. For the family it didn't make any
__70_ ___ that Dad couldn't play as well.
In August of 1993, my father was discovered with lung cancer. He chose not to receive treatments so that he could live out the rest of his life
_71 ___
dignity. About a week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for us. He made excuses but said "okay". He knew it would probably be the
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