When we were building our house, my father-in-law would fly up from St. Louis every weekend to help.

I remember sitting on the plywood sub-flooring, in the bitter January cold, eating lunch, and discussing whatever came to mind. We had a lot of long talks on any number of topics while we worked.

His knowledge was very broad and very deep. He was my friend as well as my father-in-law.

- Joseph H Petit Sr