A tribute to my Father, Irving Schwartz, who left this world last Thursday, December 20th, 2012.

1. A Tribute to Irving Schwartz
February 16, 1932 to
December 20th, 2012

2. Irving as a baby

4. His mother Lena Weinberg Schwartz

5. His father Julius Schwartz

6. Irving with his brother Larry

7. Irving as a teen in the 40’s

8. 1950’s Army Reserve

9. Irving meets Dottie

10. Their Wedding

11. Irving and Dottie’s first apartment

12. Irving’s first child,
Marc arrives February 20th 1959

13. His baby girl Libbi (Me)
arrives on July 11th, 1963

14. There were times of silliness

15. And more silliness

16. In the 1970’s Honoring his Mother on
her birthday

17. In the 70’s he took Dottie & Libbi to
Colorado for a vacation

18. Irving enjoyed target shooting

19. 1981 - His little girl graduates high
School

20. He enjoyed deep sea fishing

21. 1990’s – Diner with Dottie at the
Jewish Community Center

22. Irving proud of his daughter
graduating from Graduate School

23. Irving with Marc’s two oldest children
Mariah and Casey

24. 1994 – Walking his daughter down the
aisle

25. 2000 – Meeting his grand daughter
Alana for the first time at the airport

26. 1991 – Irving with his grand daughter
Alana on her 4th birthday

27. Being Silly with Alana

28. 2002 – Visiting our nation’s capital
with Dottie and Cousin Hindi

29. 2004 – Dottie and Irving in Israel

30. Irving loved visiting the Jewish
Community Center Preschool to teach the
children all about the history of the
Cowboy

31. Irving was Cowboy Poet Jim
His work is published on http://clantongang.com/oldwest/poem2.htm

32. My Father, Irving Schwartz, left this world
on Thursday, December 20th, 2012
We are going
to miss you
Dad.
You really took
a bite out of
life.