Brothers

When DeeWynn's mother turned to make small talk with my father before the wedding ceremony started, she knew he was part of Samantha's family, but wasn't sure quite where he fit in, so innocently asked, "Are you Ralph's brother?"

The snickers and choked laughter from the two rows behind him (where the rest of the family sat) were probably audible.  Dad grinned from ear to ear and said "you just made my day."

However, she gave the rest of us a family treasure to be cherished, time and time again.  As a matter of fact, we got into the habit of taking out and polishing that treasure right off the bat, noting everytime he went past us on some father-of-the-bride errand or host duty, "hey look, there goes Keith's brother."   Ralph took things well in stride and even posed for this picture for us.  I'm thinking he doesn't look too upset ... Dad sure looks pleased.

Ralph's other brother

Thank you Sandy, for a truly terrific picture.