He always sat down and talked about his family and the importance of his children and grandchildren. It really gave you the idea of his values. To me, he was kind of like the grandfather I never had.

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He loved the kids and wanted to do anything he could to help the kids. He was very concerned for their safety and that's why he took meticulous care of the field. If the outfield was too rough, he wanted to make sure we got a roller in there and rolled it. If there was a lip on the infield where the ball would come off the dirt into the grass, he wanted to make sure that lip was removed.

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