04/14/2026
April is funeral director Gary's birthday month, so we thought we'd tell you a few fun things about him:
- He could eat pizza seven days a week
- He loves nature and enjoys hunting (do NOT decorate any of his taxidermied mounts... no jaunty hats, no feather boas, etc.)
- WHAM!, the soundtrack of his youth
- One year he got a smoker for Christmas and nothing was safe (meat, cheese... the cat... jk)
- His lawn is his pride and joy
- He's an 80s music connoisseur (He can almost hit the high notes in "Take on Me"... almost)
- Black coffee in the morning, unsweet tea at night ( )
- He's a chicken keeper, beekeeper, dog keeper, cat keeper, and Amie keeper (his wife)
- Bourbon guy (only the good stuff)
- "A Christmas Story" is a personality trait at this point
- He air drums "In the Air Tonight" (you know which part)
- He loves his kids, now that they're out of the house (especially his oldest; she's pretty great)
Truly we could go on and on, but this about sums up the amazingness of the best dad, husband, and PopPop around.
Be sure to wish him a Happy Birthday in the comments!