Wednesday, February 21, 2007
As we near 10 years without my Grandpa Harmon, I still miss him dearly. He was a brilliant man whom loved his family very much. I was fortunate enough to share 17 years of my life with him, in which he shared with me his love of boating, and anything mechanical either if it was his little moped bicycle that I have or a small steam engine. He built a small steam car for my dad when my dad was a boy, and I remember when he still had his garage in Florida, we brought him the steam car he had hand made for dad and it was missing parts. He built the missing parts and got the car running again for the first time in over 50 years. My Grandpa Harmon was a genius. And he gave the absolute best hugs I have ever had from anyone. He would wrap his arms around you and lock his hands together behind your back, and pull in tight, almost take the air out of your lungs. But thats how much he loved his family. I remember telling him about how I wanted to be an engineer when I was in high school and shared with him my love of old cars. I bought my first car, a 1958 Edsel 2 years before he passed away and we talked about the Edsel often, and me getting it back on the road for the first time in 30 plus years. Me and my Grandpa had so much in common and I miss him so much. My dad always says the mechanical brains skipped a generation, though I disagree, it is an honor to be considered a continuation of my Grandpa Harmon. One day we will meet again and it will be very special. Me, Grandpa and my Grandma Elizabeth E. Scovil. Until then, I miss you so much Grandpa. I hope I am making you proud as an engineer.
