Memories of a Mother-in-Law

I remember when Dixie called and told us that she and Calvin were dating seriously, and she was concerned about our attitude of his having only one arm.  My response was, "There are a lot of things in life that are worse to deal with than that."  Calvin proved this to me over and over.  I was amazed to watch him play tennis, baseball, swim, drive a car, etc.  He had figured out how to do everything - nothing deterred him!  Calvin loved life and he loved people.  He was a great teacher and was so good at explaining things.  I was told that he spent many hours beyond his required hours in school teaching helping his students who struggled.  He had a great knowledge of the gospel and loved to read the scriptures.  He was so proud of his family and loved them very much.  There were countless times when I saw him pull one or more of his children aside and quietly explain something to them to help them with a problem that had occurred.  One of my last memories of him was when I observed him sitting on our couch with Ashleigh and Tanner beside him and he was reading to them.  I have wished over and over that I had taken a photo of them at that time.

As remembered by Rhea Tiffany (mother-in-law)