32 yrs. ago…..I was sitting in Cincinatti….at my sister’s house.
 Watching a commercial I seen the caption on a Philly pitcher ~
” TUG McGRAW”  ( Tim McGraw’s Dad)….never heard of him before….
 hmmm – ” I like the name TUG…..” 
Then the whole    T.N.T…….. ( what can we do with that ? )
Nolan Ryan the Pitcher……………..so there it was….his name.

  If you have ever seen those kids that just make people laugh…
  just make people smile…. that has been TUG all his life….

His brother Gabe ….. was just as goofy…..and so they fed off
of each other all their lives.   Going on vacation…hitting signs
and falling down….. shooting water balloons – streets away from
motels…..

Every year TUG would get a new joke book for our vacations…..
and so he read them all the way out to South Dakota and back…
all the way to Myrtle, Florida….where ever…and we would just laugh.

He would sing the Oak Ridge Boys from the top of his Dad’s truck….
Ride the snowmobiles in shorts in the winter…just to make us laugh….

His one goal…..to make others happy……….
That is still the same…… He ” gets”…..but he “gives just as much”

He loved his Grandma………
He loved his brother…..
He loved his cats……………….

That was when he was in “Rock and I’s house” and now
 That huge heart …..is so channeled on 4 other individuals…..
Angie, Morgan, Reesey and Tanner Rock……… & Miley !
  That love….their home….is that same laughter….that same love…

I played Tanner in basketball, for 30 cents, then another….and he said,
” I wanted that MONEY…..  45 cents… I wanted that MONEY.”
as soon as Morgan got home….” Morgan…. ( seriously ) you can have all
my money…..”   I seen his Dad all over……………….
  I seen him say, when I asked him if he knew GOD protected him in the wreck…
without hesitation – ” YES “….

Seeing your son….go to the next generation, is icing on the cake from GOD….
Happy Birthday TUG…
   It was great to watch you as a kid….. smile
  It is great to watch your life unfold from GOD Himself….
  It is great to watch you through your Kid’s lives again !  smile

Happy Birthday , we love you…
 Your Dad and Mom……….