Thanks Jim.  That was most kind!  My Dad (I think) was a true Baltimorean in that he never sugar coated anything as he spoke!  Quiet or straight up and down,(so to speak)!  You never had to guess what he was thinking; he'd always tell you!   I surmised he was thought a lot of!  Very friendly!  (I'll say this: he loved to preach, as his Mom also did.)

Mary Anna