Happy Fathers Day
Happy Fathers day from our homes to yours!
“I’ve said it before, but it’s absolutely true: My mother gave me my drive, but my father gave me my dreams. Thanks to him, I could see a future." - by Liza Minnelli
“I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father’s life.” – by Sidney Poitier
“To me, having kids is the ultimate job in life. I want to be most successful at being a good father.” – by Nick Lachey
“I wasn’t anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it.” – by Sammy Davis, Jr.
A beautiful tribute to a Father by Bill Bensyl
My Dad, Don Bensyl, always loved horses having grown up with his 10 other brothers and sisters on a farm where "horsepower" was the source of mechanical power. In the early 1950's someone gave Dad an 18 year old Palomino-Champ. I still remember the joyous look on Dad's face when he "saddled-up" Champ to show us kids how to ride.
There's a significant connection with Dad to Blue Star Farms. During World War II, Dad and all 5 of his service-aged brothers marched off to defend freedom around the globe. Fortunately all 6 brothers returned home safe. They were a true Band of Brothers. My Grandmother Bensyl proudly displayed a Mothers Service Flag in her window in Ogden, Illinois, bearing six blue stars.
Blue Star Farms is a symbolic tribute to Dad and his brothers and their parents for their courage, patriotism, commitment and sacrifice. We're forever indebted to them and others like them. Our farm flag is an adaptation of Grandma Bensyl's six-star Mother's Service Flag. Six blue stars for Don, Jack, Roy, Ora, LaVern, and James. Nan's father, William August Butterowe, also serverd during World War II offshore in the US Coast Guard. We'll always be grateful and we'll give thanks every day or our lives.
