My Dad, Vernon Follett passed away on April 7th from complications after a fall he took. He leaves behind my mother, Marilyn Follett, seven children, nineteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. He served in the Navy from 1951 to 1955 and was assigned duty on the USS Caperton. The newsletter that he received was always on the coffee table and I wanted to take this time to share his story. He was proud of his years of service in the Navy and his many friends he met while aboard the Caperton. He spoke about his experiences often. My mother and he just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this past February. Just a quick story for you, while he was in the Navy my mother told him that in port he was allowed to fool around with any doll he wanted to as long as he brought her home, so needless to say in our living room we have a cabinet filled with 25 to 30 dolls that my dad brought back to my mom from every port he stopped in.
Submitted by Sharon Scotto