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<blockquote data-quote="Mel-MinAlum" data-source="post: 278903" data-attributes="member: 2199"><p>My parents...both from Chicago, moved to Wisconsin in the '66, and were die hard Packer fans. My mom's most prized possession was her autographed Fuzzy Thurston picture that she got in person when he was in the LaCrosse area in the early 70s. She never missed a chance to show it to whoever stopped by the house. Then when they had the stock sale in 97, my dad was lucky enough to get a share. Packer games were like holidays in our house growing up, and it's hard to explain the atmosphere to a non-fan, but I'm sure most people reading this get it. I can still hear Mom screaming at the TV, RUN you son-of-a- b!$&h! RUN!, whenever a Packer broke into the open field. And as big of a fan as Dad was, he had never been to a game, but for some reason he decided it was time, and took my brother to the Chargers game for his birthday. I could tell just talking to him on the phone afterward that it moved him more than anything I could remember. He passed away the Monday after we beat the Niners to get back to the SB that season, and he was buried in a NFC Champion blue button up shirt. Mom lost her battle with cancer in '05, and was laid to rest next to Dad with the same "G" on her headstone that is on his (and will some day be on mine). So now my two most prized possessions (after my kids), are that that photo, and the stock certificate. I've toyed with the idea of having my name put on the stock, but every time I look at it and see Dad's name there, I just can't bring myself to do it. I know other teams have die hard fans, but they are only fans.......we Packer Backers are family.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel-MinAlum, post: 278903, member: 2199"] My parents...both from Chicago, moved to Wisconsin in the '66, and were die hard Packer fans. My mom's most prized possession was her autographed Fuzzy Thurston picture that she got in person when he was in the LaCrosse area in the early 70s. She never missed a chance to show it to whoever stopped by the house. Then when they had the stock sale in 97, my dad was lucky enough to get a share. Packer games were like holidays in our house growing up, and it's hard to explain the atmosphere to a non-fan, but I'm sure most people reading this get it. I can still hear Mom screaming at the TV, RUN you son-of-a- b!$&h! RUN!, whenever a Packer broke into the open field. And as big of a fan as Dad was, he had never been to a game, but for some reason he decided it was time, and took my brother to the Chargers game for his birthday. I could tell just talking to him on the phone afterward that it moved him more than anything I could remember. He passed away the Monday after we beat the Niners to get back to the SB that season, and he was buried in a NFC Champion blue button up shirt. Mom lost her battle with cancer in '05, and was laid to rest next to Dad with the same "G" on her headstone that is on his (and will some day be on mine). So now my two most prized possessions (after my kids), are that that photo, and the stock certificate. I've toyed with the idea of having my name put on the stock, but every time I look at it and see Dad's name there, I just can't bring myself to do it. I know other teams have die hard fans, but they are only fans.......we Packer Backers are family. [/QUOTE]
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