How To Measure A Dad

Do you wear a size 13 shoe?

When I was four, I remember trying on my dad’s shoes; they swallowed my ankles. When I attempted to walk across the room I tipped over like an unbalanced umbrella. He picked me up. I learned two things that day.

1. If I tumbled, he was there, and

2. Never walk in his shoes but instead admire the man who wears them.

Shoes were a big part of his life.

I remem…