Lori (Vink) Peddie
I will miss my Uncle Floyd. To me, he always represented a quiet strength. dignity and intelligence. I feel that he could calmly assess the needs of others, and then, with tact and grace, lend his help. He was kind, modest, and non-obtrusive in conversation and when responding to the opinions of others. My brother and I loved to visit Floyd and Dot, and our three little boy cousins, from the time they were first building their home, starting with a basement home, as many did post-WWII, building the house upward, which was fascinating to us. The family made room for children to explore hobbies and interests, and to have animals--even a pet squirrel at one time. My husband and I heard some of these stories when we visited a few years ago, heard about the fun they had camping, and all the way back to Floyd's childhood, with memories of my father (Don) and Floyd's three other brothers and two sisters. It seemed to me that Floyd had the grace to appreciate his life and people he encountered, without a sense of striving or dissatisfaction.
My father, Don Vink, remembered giving baby Floyd his bottle, on a family trip to the Sleeping Bear Dunes region, to visit the Stocking family. They shared a bedroom as boys, and continued to be protective of each other all their lives, and to visit back and forth as married couples. I felt this calm protection, particularly from Floyd and Dot, David and Carla, when my parents died, and I needed both practical advice and emotional support.
We wish that we could be with you, our family, at this time, but send our love and good memories from Colorado--Lori, Norm, Dan and Richard Peddie
