DadsPage

The Picture in the upper left of the background is my Mom and Dad while he was on leave from the US Navy..
They were married in April 21, 1946 soon after Dad returned from the War.
They remained happily married until mom's passing in 1989 after 43 years of marriage..They were the Greatest parents I could ask for..
Click the back button below to see my
Mom's Memorial page..

My Dad is a US Navy Veteran of World WarII
and I Am Very Proud Of Him!
He is a Wonderful Father, too.

This page is dedicated to my Father,
Floyd Louis "Pete" Cunningham,
who turned 77 years young Friday January 12th.
Happy Father's Day Dad!!

I will be telling you a little more about him
as I get the information.
First we have World war II..
He was on Active Duty in World War II
He served from August 1941 to October 1945 on the USS Goldsboro as a Gunners Mate 1st Class in both The European and the Asiatic Theaters, with the majority of his time in the South Pacific.

He also told me that he went into hostile territory in Korea to rescue a captured US warship and helped to bring the troups back to safety. He was injured during his tour of duty and has the shrapnell to prove it..

He loves to talk about everywhere he has been, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Hawaii to name a few Places... I will be updating this as I get more information. He has pictures... I do know he was awarded the purple heart and a few other medals, but some are not yet accounted for by the US Military,
including the Purple Heart..

Next we have the Fireman and Father...
My Father is an honorary member of his local Volunteer Fire Department..He played a crucial part in founding the fire department in our home township,in 1956.!

For forty years, he has been and still is marching in the Championship Kittanning Area Firemen's Band, which is a military style marching band, dressed in Khaki Uniforms...
He is in the Color Guard and most of the time he carries their banner, sometimes a flag....
I doubt he has ever missed a single parade..I believe this has kept him young for his age..He is the eldest member of the band.. He loves that band, actually it gives him something to look forward to.

They march in a lot of parades and practice several times a week, during the spring and summer. He doesn't miss practice either...LOL. He has been chaplain for a several years and does the services at the funeral of the local firemen some are his friends and some he didn't know. He has many friends. He is well liked and respected by them.. It is great to have the friends but the losses are very tragic.

PA has recently lost a young firefighter, who came from a family of firefighters. It was within the second week of January, 2001. I don't recall his name..
He was from Sugarcreek.Pennsylvania
These men and women put their lives on the line
for our safety. I think we should all thank them.
The same for our Military,Policemen and EMS...
Applaud them... Respect them...

When I was a young child, my Dad was trapped in a fire. The floor fell out from under him at an Isaly's store fire in Kittanning, PA. He was trapped under the rubble.
Thank the good Lord, that his friends were able
to free him and he got out alive or this would be
a much different type of page.

I have a photo of the fireman's band from 1999 in my Photo Album.
Please visit it and see my Dad at 75 yrs young.

I have a poem I recently wrote for him and I would like to share it with you all.

My dear father passed away on August 13 2008. He was 84 years old. He is now in heaven with my mom.I will try to update my website soon with his memorial pages.
FATHER
F is for the Family that you have held together...
A is for Allowing me to be myself whatever...
T is for Trusting me to make my own mistakes
H is for the Honesty that from your Heart I take.
E is for Enjoying life and all you have become.
R is for Respecting you in everything you've done.
I love you Dad!
Written and copyrighted 1/17/01 by
Barbara "Bobbi" Cunningham Zermane ©
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