OBITUARY
Lewis Harold Sharp
October 28, 1933 – November 3, 2017
Lewis Harold Sharp was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on October 28, 1933 and passed away on November 3, 2017 in Shenandoah, Texas. He was a 1953 graduate from Crooked Oak High School and on March 12th, 1954 he married Shirley Ann Calfee who he had known since the 3rd grade. Shortly after the wedding, he received that notification that his services were needed in the Army where he was stationed at Nike missile bases in New Jersey. Following his honorable discharge from the Army, Lewis went to work for Southwestern Bell in Oklahoma City where he spent the next 35 years. In retirement, he and Shirley bought a motor home and kept busy traveling the country with family and friends and following the grandchildren’s dancing, band, cheerleading, softball, and anything else the grandchildren might have been involved with. If the grandkids were doing it, he was going to try to be there to see it. They belonged to the Oklahoma chapter of the Telephone Pioneers Family Campers. When he wasn’t traveling, he was working or “piddling” in his woodworking shop always building something for family, friends, or his neighbors. After living in the Del City/Midwest City area for over 70 years, in 2015, he and Shirley decided to move to The Woodlands, Texas area to be near their son David and his family. They built a new home less than a mile from both David and their grandson Daniel. Lewis’ faith has always been a central and controlling part of his life. He and Shirley were charter members of what was then Meadowood Baptist Mission which met in the Midwest City YMCA and later Cleveland Bailey Elementary School before moving to the current location as Meadowood Baptist Church. After over 50 years and the move to Texas, they found a new church home at Crossroads Baptist Church in The Woodlands. Lewis was preceded in death by his parents O.W. and Marie Sharp and his brother, Charles David Sharp. He is survived by his wife Shirley Ann Sharp, brother Robert Lee Sharp of Jenks, Oklahoma , 2 sons- David Wayne Sharp and his wife Patti Suttle Sharp of The Woodlands, Texas and Richard Earl Sharp of Newalla, Oklahoma , 4 grandchildren- Leslie Marie Sharp, Daniel Lee Sharp and his wife Savannah Dore Sharp of The Woodlands, Texas, Bridgett Sharp Jones and her husband Justin Jones of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and Stacy Sharp Ouellette and her husband Steve Ouellette of Oklahoma City and 3 great-grandchildren -Addison Kate Jones, Easton Cole and Evelyn Jaclyn Ouellette. And another great-grandson Daniel Lee Sharp Jr. expected in January 2018.
Arrangements under the direction of Bill Eisenhour Funeral Home, Del City, Oklahoma.
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Visitation
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
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Funeral Services
Thursday, November 9, 2017
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Lewis Harold Sharp
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ADD A MEMORYMaureen Saltzer
November 9, 2017
I am so sorry for your loss. Your husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather was truly blessed with your love, and you with his. He will live on in your hearts.
Connie Hanak Davis
November 8, 2017
David, so sorry on the passing of your father. My thoughts, prayers and hugs to you and yours.
Paul Meeks
November 8, 2017
Shirley & Family: Sorry about your loss, your family is in my prayers. I was in a focus class with you at Meadowood Baptist Church. In God's Love
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Lewis Harold Sharp
October 28, 1933 - November 3, 2017
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Lewis was born on October 28, 1933 in St. Anthony's Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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They lived in the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company's housing on SE 29th St and Eastern
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With his Granddad Louis Henderson Sharp
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This is the bicycle that just a year or so after this picture was taken he traded for a .22 pump action rifle. (taken at the ITIO camp on 29th St.)
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One of the family's all time favorite pictures taken on their high school senior trip. It wasn't anyone they were with boat, but he jumped in anyway and had someone snap this picture.
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The farm house on 80 acres where he moved with his Mom and Dad while in high school. The original house didn't have the room on the left side but had an outside staircase going to the second floor. Lewis and his dad built the extension on the side to add a bedroom and extend the kitchen. Location: N Air Depot Rd between Hefner and NE 122nd (35.589750, -97.372111)
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The Sharp family 1953
l to r: Robert Lee Sharp, Orin Watson (OW) Sharp, Edna Marie (Ferguson) Sharp, Charles David Sharp, Lewis Harold Sharp
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Married Shirley Ann Calfee on March 12, 1954 at Victory Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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After being married a very few short months and just closing on buying a house on July 6th that they hadn't yet moved into, Lewis received a call at work from Shirley's mother that a "special" envelope from the US gov't addressed to him had arrived. He had her open it and found out that his country was calling and he was being drafted. He knew his new bride would be upset so had Ruby tell her the news.
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"In August 1954 he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He served his basic training at Ft. Bliss, Texas. I joined him there. He could only see me a few times a week and then back to base. They shared a house with another couple from Oklahoma in the circumstances, so the girls were not alone at night." Shirley
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Lewis spent most of his service stationed out of Fort Dix in New Jersey but spent his time at Nike missile sites along the coast maintaining Nike missiles. The Nike missiles were defensive weapons spread all along the east coast to protect the US coastlines. They would go from time to time to Fort Bliss in El Paso for practice firing at the Alamogordo, New Mexico missile range.
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"Lewis was shipped out to New Jersey where he was stationed at a Nike guided missile site. The sites were scattered all along the east coast guarding the coast line. It was during the Korean War. He used his electronic skills to keep the Nike ready to fire."
Shirley
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Shirley was able to go live with him in New Jersey and, while extremely broke, they were able to take in some of the sites.
He always told the story of getting on the Ben Franklin Bridge from New Jersey to Philadelphia and then realizing there was a 50 cent toll to get back and they didn't have the 50 cents.
Side note: this is one of the first known pictures of David Wayne Sharp
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"He was honorably discharged in August 1956 with letters of recommendation to Southwestern Bell. (Bell labs were instrumental in Nike missile firing and guidance systems)
He was hired at Southwestern Bell in Oklahoma City and worked there until he retired in December 1989." Shirley
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Life was moving fast. He was discharged on August 4, 1956 and started work at Southwestern Bell on August 15th. David Wayne Sharp was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on September 12, 1956.
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"He was always good at fixing things. In school he was always being called out of class to fix a movie projector or something for the teachers. He ran all the lights for the schools plays and was good at woodworking in shop."
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Christmas 1956 with Mom and Pop at the farm. Mike, Bud, Mark, and Rebecca
"Pop used to go out and find a cedar tree to cut down and decorate for Christmas. We would spend Christmas eve at the farm with as many of the cousins as we could get together." David
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Robert Lee Sharp, Lewis Harold Sharp, and Charles David Sharp
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"In 1957 he and Pappaw built a cabin on Lake Texoma at Cumberland Cove. That cabin became the center of the universe for me when I was a kid." David
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This is a still from an old 8mm movie so you can't get the full effect. Let's just say this is the top of the ride for Lewis and he is about to come down hard on the seat.
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The Sharp's
from l to r: Vick, Bud, Pop, Scott, Rick, Mike, Shirley, Deane, Mom, Rebecca, Robert (Bob), Mark, Fern, David Wayne, Lewis, and taking the picture is Charles David.
This was taken following an intense baseball game in the pasture at the farm.
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1965 - Lewis was ordained as a Deacon at Meadowood Baptist Church in Midwest City, Oklahoma
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"As a kid I remember eating grilled pork chops and hamburgers cooked on a charcoal grill in the back yard a lot. Later on he built his version of a man cave, by enclosing the patio and putting in "Pop's Kitchen" where friends and family were fed often and in large quantities." David
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And there was “The Gang”. That group of friends that came together through their sons high school baseball years in the 70’s is, 40 plus years later, stronger today than ever. Diminished in numbers because of time but not in their love for each other.
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"This photo with his bother David catches the personality and character of the Sharp boys perfectly and has always been one of my favorites." David
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"Patti and I were so blessed that our parents were such good friends. They spent many months traveling together in their motorhomes to all four corners of the country." David
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Cleaning crappie behind the cabin at Lake Texoma
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The Gang in Yellowstone National Park
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Pop, Daniel, and the airplane he built for him in the shop.
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When he married Shirley he chose well for many reasons but with her came her family, Grammie and Pappaw and her sister Billye. Lewis loved them as much as he did his own mom and dad. That love and respect was returned as Grammie and Pappaw treated Lewis as if he was their son and not just their daughters husband. When Pappaw passed away, Lewis lost his best friend.
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“I didn’t need a YouTube tutorial or Google, I had Uncle Lewis to call.” Jud Rauch
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"He and Daniel were buddies. Daniel was the most interested in the power tools and building and fixing things. Daniel probably knew him the best out of all of us. Had the most one on one time in the shop." Leslie
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What's left of the house at 4208 Oakbrook Dr, Del City, Oklahoma the morning of May 4, 1999
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Following back surgery, Lewis had to endure a lot of physical therapy to basically learn to walk again.
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"Pop paid for RV space by the month in San Marcos, Texas, every spring for four years and never missed a softball game. They became extra grandparents to all our friends"
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"Dad got to finally put stamps on his passport when we all went to London for a week in August of 2010." David
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"He was always excited to hear my hunting stories after my trips since he wasn't able to join us. The year I shot 2 bucks he wanted to help me make a combined antler mount to show off my trophies" Daniel
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"While it’s been told that Lewis was lucky to actually live to be old based on some of the stories I’ve heard about his older brothers “babysitting” him when he was little, he loved his brothers and their families dearly and loved to visit with them whenever he could."
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"I got a smoker with my first paycheck from my internship. After Pop came and saw it (and tasted the BBQ I made with it) his love for cooking and technology meant he had to get a fancy one for himself" Daniel
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60th wedding anniversary dinner at KD's in Oklahoma City
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Gettysburg Battlefield
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Hershey, Pennsylvania
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Standing across the street from18 W Central, Blackwood, NJ (39.800607, -75.067020) where they lived while stationed in New Jersey. It was next door to the fire station. The house is now gone and the fire station has grown over the lot where the house used to be.
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"When Lewis’ health started to decline we moved to Texas to be close to David and his family. We found a nice house close enough between Daniel and David that Patti and Savannah would stop in at the “watering hole” on their jogging path."
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"One night I had called Mom to talk about something and out of the blue she asked 'what would you think if we sold the house and moved to Texas'? Patti and I were all in but didn't think they would ever do it. A couple of days later Pop called and said they were coming down and wanted to look for a house. A week or so later they signed the deal to build a new house, the first new house they had ever owned."
David
253 Dove Meadow Dr, Conroe, Texas 77384
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"it about drove Dad crazy that he wasn't in Texas to "oversee" the construction of the new house. I would keep up with what was going on and keep Mom and Dad up to date with pictures and skype tours while the construction was going on. The builder thought I was a pain but he had no idea how good he had it since Dad was 400 miles away while the house was being built"
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First order of business at the new house? Setting up the shop of course.
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Combined Birthday Party!
Lewis' October 28th and Savannah is November 1st
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Stacy, Steve, and Easton visiting at Mom and Pop's new house in Texas.
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Father's Day 2017 at Pop's favorite place to eat, Fuddruckers
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The Dooley's. Karl, Debbie, Katlyn, and Ashley. They are very dear friends who lived across the street from Mom and Pop in Midwest City. After Mom and Pop moved to Texas, the Dooley's made multiple trips down just to see them and they will never know how much that meant to Pop.
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Evelyn Jaclyn Oullette was born October 29, 2017 at 12:12 am just missing sharing Stacy and Pop's birthday of October 28 by 12 minutes. She is the 3rd great grandchild
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The 4th great grandchild Daniel Lee Sharp, Jr. was born January 5, 2018.
"Pop didn't get to meet him but you can be sure that he will grow up knowing all about him."
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Lewis Harold Sharp
October 28, 1933 - November 3, 2017
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Lewis was born on October 28, 1933 in St. Anthony's Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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They lived in the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company's housing on SE 29th St and Eastern
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With his Granddad Louis Henderson Sharp
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This is the bicycle that just a year or so after this picture was taken he traded for a .22 pump action rifle. (taken at the ITIO camp on 29th St.)
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One of the family's all time favorite pictures taken on their high school senior trip. It wasn't anyone they were with boat, but he jumped in anyway and had someone snap this picture.
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The farm house on 80 acres where he moved with his Mom and Dad while in high school. The original house didn't have the room on the left side but had an outside staircase going to the second floor. Lewis and his dad built the extension on the side to add a bedroom and extend the kitchen. Location: N Air Depot Rd between Hefner and NE 122nd (35.589750, -97.372111)
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The Sharp family 1953
l to r: Robert Lee Sharp, Orin Watson (OW) Sharp, Edna Marie (Ferguson) Sharp, Charles David Sharp, Lewis Harold Sharp
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Married Shirley Ann Calfee on March 12, 1954 at Victory Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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After being married a very few short months and just closing on buying a house on July 6th that they hadn't yet moved into, Lewis received a call at work from Shirley's mother that a "special" envelope from the US gov't addressed to him had arrived. He had her open it and found out that his country was calling and he was being drafted. He knew his new bride would be upset so had Ruby tell her the news.
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"In August 1954 he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He served his basic training at Ft. Bliss, Texas. I joined him there. He could only see me a few times a week and then back to base. They shared a house with another couple from Oklahoma in the circumstances, so the girls were not alone at night." Shirley
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Lewis spent most of his service stationed out of Fort Dix in New Jersey but spent his time at Nike missile sites along the coast maintaining Nike missiles. The Nike missiles were defensive weapons spread all along the east coast to protect the US coastlines. They would go from time to time to Fort Bliss in El Paso for practice firing at the Alamogordo, New Mexico missile range.
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"Lewis was shipped out to New Jersey where he was stationed at a Nike guided missile site. The sites were scattered all along the east coast guarding the coast line. It was during the Korean War. He used his electronic skills to keep the Nike ready to fire."
Shirley
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Shirley was able to go live with him in New Jersey and, while extremely broke, they were able to take in some of the sites.
He always told the story of getting on the Ben Franklin Bridge from New Jersey to Philadelphia and then realizing there was a 50 cent toll to get back and they didn't have the 50 cents.
Side note: this is one of the first known pictures of David Wayne Sharp
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"He was honorably discharged in August 1956 with letters of recommendation to Southwestern Bell. (Bell labs were instrumental in Nike missile firing and guidance systems)
He was hired at Southwestern Bell in Oklahoma City and worked there until he retired in December 1989." Shirley
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Life was moving fast. He was discharged on August 4, 1956 and started work at Southwestern Bell on August 15th. David Wayne Sharp was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on September 12, 1956.
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"He was always good at fixing things. In school he was always being called out of class to fix a movie projector or something for the teachers. He ran all the lights for the schools plays and was good at woodworking in shop."
Shirley
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Christmas 1956 with Mom and Pop at the farm. Mike, Bud, Mark, and Rebecca
"Pop used to go out and find a cedar tree to cut down and decorate for Christmas. We would spend Christmas eve at the farm with as many of the cousins as we could get together." David
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Robert Lee Sharp, Lewis Harold Sharp, and Charles David Sharp
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"In 1957 he and Pappaw built a cabin on Lake Texoma at Cumberland Cove. That cabin became the center of the universe for me when I was a kid." David
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This is a still from an old 8mm movie so you can't get the full effect. Let's just say this is the top of the ride for Lewis and he is about to come down hard on the seat.
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The Sharp's
from l to r: Vick, Bud, Pop, Scott, Rick, Mike, Shirley, Deane, Mom, Rebecca, Robert (Bob), Mark, Fern, David Wayne, Lewis, and taking the picture is Charles David.
This was taken following an intense baseball game in the pasture at the farm.
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1965 - Lewis was ordained as a Deacon at Meadowood Baptist Church in Midwest City, Oklahoma
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"As a kid I remember eating grilled pork chops and hamburgers cooked on a charcoal grill in the back yard a lot. Later on he built his version of a man cave, by enclosing the patio and putting in "Pop's Kitchen" where friends and family were fed often and in large quantities." David
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And there was “The Gang”. That group of friends that came together through their sons high school baseball years in the 70’s is, 40 plus years later, stronger today than ever. Diminished in numbers because of time but not in their love for each other.
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"This photo with his bother David catches the personality and character of the Sharp boys perfectly and has always been one of my favorites." David
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"Patti and I were so blessed that our parents were such good friends. They spent many months traveling together in their motorhomes to all four corners of the country." David
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Cleaning crappie behind the cabin at Lake Texoma
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The Gang in Yellowstone National Park
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Pop, Daniel, and the airplane he built for him in the shop.
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When he married Shirley he chose well for many reasons but with her came her family, Grammie and Pappaw and her sister Billye. Lewis loved them as much as he did his own mom and dad. That love and respect was returned as Grammie and Pappaw treated Lewis as if he was their son and not just their daughters husband. When Pappaw passed away, Lewis lost his best friend.
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“I didn’t need a YouTube tutorial or Google, I had Uncle Lewis to call.” Jud Rauch
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"He and Daniel were buddies. Daniel was the most interested in the power tools and building and fixing things. Daniel probably knew him the best out of all of us. Had the most one on one time in the shop." Leslie
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What's left of the house at 4208 Oakbrook Dr, Del City, Oklahoma the morning of May 4, 1999
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Following back surgery, Lewis had to endure a lot of physical therapy to basically learn to walk again.
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"Pop paid for RV space by the month in San Marcos, Texas, every spring for four years and never missed a softball game. They became extra grandparents to all our friends"
Leslie
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"Dad got to finally put stamps on his passport when we all went to London for a week in August of 2010." David
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"He was always excited to hear my hunting stories after my trips since he wasn't able to join us. The year I shot 2 bucks he wanted to help me make a combined antler mount to show off my trophies" Daniel
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"While it’s been told that Lewis was lucky to actually live to be old based on some of the stories I’ve heard about his older brothers “babysitting” him when he was little, he loved his brothers and their families dearly and loved to visit with them whenever he could."
David
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"I got a smoker with my first paycheck from my internship. After Pop came and saw it (and tasted the BBQ I made with it) his love for cooking and technology meant he had to get a fancy one for himself" Daniel
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60th wedding anniversary dinner at KD's in Oklahoma City
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Gettysburg Battlefield
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Hershey, Pennsylvania
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Standing across the street from18 W Central, Blackwood, NJ (39.800607, -75.067020) where they lived while stationed in New Jersey. It was next door to the fire station. The house is now gone and the fire station has grown over the lot where the house used to be.
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"When Lewis’ health started to decline we moved to Texas to be close to David and his family. We found a nice house close enough between Daniel and David that Patti and Savannah would stop in at the “watering hole” on their jogging path."
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"One night I had called Mom to talk about something and out of the blue she asked 'what would you think if we sold the house and moved to Texas'? Patti and I were all in but didn't think they would ever do it. A couple of days later Pop called and said they were coming down and wanted to look for a house. A week or so later they signed the deal to build a new house, the first new house they had ever owned."
David
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"it about drove Dad crazy that he wasn't in Texas to "oversee" the construction of the new house. I would keep up with what was going on and keep Mom and Dad up to date with pictures and skype tours while the construction was going on. The builder thought I was a pain but he had no idea how good he had it since Dad was 400 miles away while the house was being built"
David
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First order of business at the new house? Setting up the shop of course.
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Combined Birthday Party!
Lewis' October 28th and Savannah is November 1st
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Stacy, Steve, and Easton visiting at Mom and Pop's new house in Texas.
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Father's Day 2017 at Pop's favorite place to eat, Fuddruckers
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The Dooley's. Karl, Debbie, Katlyn, and Ashley. They are very dear friends who lived across the street from Mom and Pop in Midwest City. After Mom and Pop moved to Texas, the Dooley's made multiple trips down just to see them and they will never know how much that meant to Pop.
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Evelyn Jaclyn Oullette was born October 29, 2017 at 12:12 am just missing sharing Stacy and Pop's birthday of October 28 by 12 minutes. She is the 3rd great grandchild
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The 4th great grandchild Daniel Lee Sharp, Jr. was born January 5, 2018.
"Pop didn't get to meet him but you can be sure that he will grow up knowing all about him."
Daniel