Happy Birthday Jeffery!!!!
Where do I start???? I’ll always remember getting
validation on saying DAMN, SHIT and HELL working for you each summer of
my teenage life. I told you the other night but I’ll always remember
whenever I needed a few bucks for a HOT date
and I found myself a little light because of course I blew through my
pay check faster than water, I always knew where to make a withdraw from
the ATM of Jeff Kartchner. That blue money bag hidden under the front
seat of your pickup truck sure bailed me out.
It’s been so long ago & I’m sure I either paid it back or made sure
to work extra hours so I didn’t feel guilty for getting an advance that
you never knew about.
I will always be indebted to you for teaching me
the value of Service. I will always be grateful to you and my Dad for
teaching me how important it is to serve others. I have always looked
up to both of you for that example in my life.
So now time for some memories:
Driving down the Beeline either headed to work on
the Cabin or headed to Springerville to work on Bob Yost’s cabin and
watching that dumb dog jump right out of the back of your truck while
doing 65mph. I think Vickie was behind us and
that dog hit the road rolled a few times and then took off running with
road rash all over the place. Stupid dog.
Standing 30’ in the air hauling the heaviest beam I
remember lifting in 25 mile an hour winds building Bob’s Mansion of a
Cabin. Working until I couldn’t lift my arms anymore and then heading
into town to sleep on the floor at the Hotel,
where I learned how to light my farts on fire. Funniest thing I ever
learned how to do!!!!
What I appreciate most is learning the value of
hard work, but more importantly was your testimony. Between you and Dad
we would get to sit in Priest’s Quorum and almost without fail no
matter what the lesson topic was we always ended
up on not Masturbating & keeping our hands off our girlfriends.
I love you for all you have taught me and for the
amazing example you have been to me all my life. Moving back into my
home Ward has been such a treat for me, I know you and Dad just sit back
and laugh as I am now dealing with the same
knuckle heads just like you 2 did 25yrs ago and surprisingly our topics
each Sunday haven’t changed much.
I want to end with making sure you know that Dad
considers you his Best Friend and probably the only guy that would load
whatever was needed week after week and haul it to the Indians. I know
he Loves you very much and appreciates the
friendship you have developed over all these years you 2 really are my
HEROS and for that I thank you!!!!
Derec Bradshaw
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