Daddy —
On this your 93rd birthday, I have only these words for gift: I love you dearly, deeply and truly. Always have, always will. The greatest blessing of my life is that I had you and mother for parents.
Two years ago I wrote about the “truths my mother taught me.” I have lately distilled the most essential of all the truths you have taught me. The first I remember is: If you start something, finish it. From that flowed the others: Make order out of chaos whenever possible. Make a profit, but make it honestly. Never forsake your family. A good name is the highest achievement.
For your continual generosity and for your genes of intelligence and discipline, I thank you with all my heart. For your life and your love, I thank God. shehekhiyanu…