How Dad Came To Work for NSA
Wherever dad went, when someone asked him what he did, he had immense pride when he said, “I worked for the NSA.”
Ronald W. Pelton Obituary
Ronald William Pelton, 80, of Frederick, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at the Autumn Lake at Ballenger Creek Facility in Frederick. Born on November 18, 1941, in Benton Harbor, MI, he was the son of the late Ralph W. Pelton and Myrtle Pelton, nee Nimtz.
Remembering Dad Paula L. Strand
I think of dad whenever I hear the song American Pie. They don’t play it much now, but when I was growing up it was on the radio at least 100 times a day. And, I liked it. It was on once when we went fishing. Except I don’t remember the fishing. Only the station wagon and that song.
Eulogy
Dad grew up as a straight forward old protestant. He attended Crystal Springs Church of God in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Dad was a thinker. They say that Catholicism is the thinking man’s Christianity. So, I was not surprised when he converted to Catholicism.
We were not raised Catholic. So, I studied it. Just a little bit. One thing that struck me is that the rituals in the mass come from the roots of Judaism.
Pam Wright Tribute
Whenever someone asks me about my father, I always preface the discussion with, “it’s complicated.” You can imagine the listener as they lean forward, their attention focused, as right away they realize there is a story to tell. And there is. And it’s complicated.
“When your dad dies, it’s a sad day. Especially when you only really got to know him late in life. The Bible instructs us to honor your mother and father. But, it doesn’t say how, and it never said whether they deserve it or not.
I honored him by giving him my time. I don’t regret our weekly visits. I learned everything about him from his childhood, to his restlessness that made him always seek what was behind the curtain, and, at the end, to whether he feared his impending death. I don’t regret even one second of my time.”
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