Dad Poem by Joe Rosochacki

He was one of three brothers
Cass, Ed, and TED and were brothers to Hank and Irene
He a football and baseball player
who played for Hamtramck High School
He must've been a small spectacle, all five foot four of him
To be seen
Ted married our mother
they had their honeymoon on Belle Isle
She went on a train to Hondo, Texas, before was he shipped off to war
they parted in tears
Ted who fought in WWII, was stationed in Philippines,
Repairing PBY-57's that were on recon and/or rescue missions
Post war he worked
As a clerk
At the Hamtramck Post Office
For many years
Our dad worked numerous side jobs,
-he was treasurer for Polish National Alliance Lodge 122
-he was a tax preparer
-he was a security guard at Michigan State Fair in the Community Center
-he was a member in the Our Lady Queen of Apostles choir
Consequently us kids never saw to much of him unless
We took a family vacation or trip to upper lower Michigan;
Niagara Falls, Square Lake or Camp Dearborn,
And above all the New York World's Fair in '64
But he was always for there us, for his dad, for his daughter Patricia,
whom he shared the same birthday
I turned him on to Rush Limbaugh,
my mother couldn't talk to him between noon and three
Late in his life I learned about Ted the man
I took care of him like he did his dad, cleaned him, cooked for him, assisted him whenever he needed assistance.
When he finally died of CHF I knew that he had a great life because he was loved by all his children, grandchildren and even a great grand child.
Happy Fathers Day to you Thaddeus 'Tadeusz' Joseph Rosochacki.