Welcome to the DaFaFi Blog!!!

Hello to all!

Thanks to cousin Bill for suggesting this "Family Blog". I think -- if used correctly -- it'll be great fun for us all!

To kick things off, we though it would be nice to pay tribute to Joe Danca's milestone birthday -- Happy 80th, Uncle Joe!!!

I'm looking forward to seeing stories and photos from all of you as time goes by! Also, don't forget to post comments in response to existing postings from others in the family.

Love,

-steven

JOE DANCA -- 80th

Joe... Dad... Uncle Joe... Grandpa... Great-Grandpa... he answers to many names. (Just don't call him "late to dinner"...)

Since our hope for this 'blog is to see it become a centerpiece of staying in touch and learning more about each other, we thought it would be fun to feature a family member from time to time; our first "Featured Family Member" is Joe Danca, Sr.

We've compiled a list of "Twenty Questions" -- ranging everywhere from "Wow!" (see "Advice to Younger Generation") to "Duh!" (see "Cubs or Sox?")

Joe's answers are below, but of course ANY of you can share additional memories of him -- or of anything else that comes to mind --- by commenting on this entry. So, here we go:

QUESTION #1 - Entering the world of Octogenerians, how do you feel?
JOE: I feel good about reaching 80... I never thought I would make it. Ask me again when I'm 90...

QUESTION #2 - Any advice for the rest of us young whipper snappers?
JOE: Keep busy, work hard for your family, and stay happy. Always be glad for what you have and not sorry for what you don't.

QUESTION #3 - Can you share a story with us about your military service?
JOE: It was a good experience that helped me grow up and learn to take orders.

QUESTION #4 - What was the happiest moment of your life?
JOE: Meeting my wife and getting married.

QUESTION #5 - Who is your best friend?
JOE: My wife. (Editor's Note: Good answer, Uncle Joe!!!)

QUESTION #6 - What is your favorite childhood memory?
JOE: Going to Maxwell Street every Sunday with my father.

QUESTION #7 - What are you glad you did and would never change?
JOE: Having all the children and grandchildren that I have. Also for having such a wonderful extended family.

QUESTION #8 - What do you wish you could change?
JOE: Make the world a better place to live.

QUESTION #9 - Could you tell us a story about working at UPS?
JOE: The first day I worked at UPS, I quit. My manager was supposed to train me. He decided to go to a movie, instead. He handed me the delivery and pick-up sheet and said, "Just do what it says." I waited and picked him up after the movie and gave him the sheet back and said, "I quit". He said, "You can't quit; I'll be in trouble because I was supposed to ride with you and train you".

He did train me, and I worked there for 35 years.

QUESTION #10 - Can you remember something about your wedding day that the rest of us might not know?
JOE: Yes, but I'm not telling anyone...

QUESTION #11 - What's the farthest you've been away from home?
JOE: When I was stationed in the Phillipine Islands.

QUESTION #12 - Cubs or White Sox?
JOE: What a question... need you ask? CUBS!!!

QUESTION #13 - Favorite food?
JOE: A good breakfast of bacon or ham or sausage, eggs, toast, coffee.

QUESTION #14 - Best movie you've ever seen?
JOE: The Godfather

QUESTION #15 - Best book you have read?
JOE: Taylor Street -- Chicago's Little Italy

QUESTION #16 - What is your biggest unfulfilled dream?
JOE: Becoming a millionaire -- Although I feel like one because of my family. I love all of them...

QUESTION #17 - What do you want your children to know?
JOE: To know how much I love them, and how I've had such a wonderful life because of them.

QUESTION #18 - What do you remember most about your parents?
JOE: Good, loving parents. The best you could ever meet. They were always there for me.

QUESTION #19 - What do you remember most about your siblings?
JOE: That I grew up loving and sharing a good life with them.









QUESTION #20 - Wool, cotton, or polyester?
JOE: Cotton. (Editor's Note: I always thought we were a wool family...)
















Thank you for sharing, Joe!