Father's Day History
Fathers Day, 3rd Sunday in June.
In Sweden the second Sunday in November.
The idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers
began in Spokane, Washington. A woman by the name of Sonora
Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father's Day while listening
to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909.
Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart,
after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know
how special he was to her.
It was her father that made all the parental
sacrifices and was,
in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless, and loving man.
Sonora's father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first
Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington
on the 19th of June, 1910.
My
dear dad passed away in 1979, itīs a long time since I lost him,
but I still miss him. He was a very special dad, he had big planes
for each one of us children, and he was raising us with
strong hands, but with so much love a child could ever wish for,
- he was what a real father should be, someone to lean on!!
In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the third Sunday
in June as Father's Day. Roses are the Father's Day flowers:
red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died.
- I sure was, and I miss you, dad!
My Hero
"As I ponder the love that I saw in his eyes,
A Godly love, given without compromise....
I recall many times that he stood by my side,
And prodded me on with great vigor and pride.
His voice ever confident, firm and yet fair,
Always speaking with patience, tenderness and care.
The power and might of his hands was so sure,
I knew there was nothing we couldn't endure.
It's true, a few others provided insight,
Yet, he laid the foundation that kept me upright.
He's the grandest of men to have lived on this earth,
Although he's not royal by stature or birth.
He's a man of great dignity, honor and strength.
His merits are noble, and of admirable length.
He's far greater than all other men that I know,
He's my Dad, he's my mentor, my friend and hero."
Poem by Debbie Hinton Young
