Rick's dad, Sidney, passed away yesterday afternoon at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Rick with him, as were Rick's brother, Doug, Sid's brother, Larry, and Larry's daughter, Angie. Sid was 65.After serving stints in Korea and Japan with the United States Army, Sid went to Vietnam in 1970-71. He left the service with the rank of captain in the early '70s and afterward became an accountant. In the picture above, that's the Houston men ... Doug, Sid, Jesse and Rick from left to right on the front row, and Richard is holding Adam on the back row.
The funeral will be held near Sid's home in Red Boiling Springs, Tenn., about 75 miles northwest of Nashville, and he will be buried in a family cemetary in Johnson City, Tenn. Dates and times have not been confirmed at this time.
Please ... no flowers. If you are so inclined, simply buy a book for a youngster close to you.
