Adolf Moller died on June 28, 2010. He had been sick for the past few years and his passing was not unexpected. Adolf and I have a very important connection in life; my wife Carol was Adolf's first wife and I have been a dad to their daughter Donna for over 25 years.
In fact, all three of Adolf's wives were named Carol. We refer to them as numbers 1,2 and 3!!
It is no secret that Adolf was a drinker of mammoth proportions, so I don't feel that I am disrespecting him by saying that. Adolf and I had a good relationship throughout. I think that he realized at some level that both Carol and Donna were better off being with me than him. He and I would joke around a lot and he always called me "Davey". I remember back in my drinking days, driving Adolf around St Petersburg in his old Edsel. It is a wonder that we didn't wreck or get arrested! In the past 16 years since I stopped drinking, I saw a lot less of Adolf. When I did see him, he respected my decision to not drink.
Adolf will be buried in the Walton Cemetery next to his Mother as he wished. There will be a memorial service for him in Walton at some time later. R.I.P. my friend!!
I'm so sad for Donna! I'll never forget the times we all were together for dinner and having "family" time even though it was a strangely extended family (well just plain strange sometimes), it was awesome nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteRemember the All-you-can-eat shrimp incident? The fun at Mario's in Bradenton? Those were the great memories I will have of Adolf and our family.
WOW, that Edsel. I will never forget that car. It had push buttons on the steering wheel to shift gears!!! I am pretty sure if you guys would have gotten in a wreck in that car you would have been ok because that thing was like a tank!!!! I drove it once - ONCE!!!
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