MAC TWEED
As Remembered by His Son-in-Law, Tom Caldwell
Note: This memoir consists of my memories of Mac’s life, primarily from my observations and recollections of his stories. I have done no research. I did make a few notes about things he told me, mostly dates, people and places. I wish I had made more.
I have written this mainly for my wife, Janet, who loved her father more than I’ve known any child to love a parent; for our sons and grandchildren and generations to come; for Doug, his children and grandchildren and their progeny as well; for all of Mac’s family and for those who knew him. It truly was a labor of love.
Tom Caldwell
22 August, 2016
I remember almost nothing about the first time I met Mac. It was in the spring of 1967, shortly after he returned from Vietnam. I think it was the first time Janet had seen her dad since he had come home. He and Mary came down to Greensboro where Janet was a sophomore at WC to take her and her boyfriend, me, to dinner. I guess I was up for inspection and I’m sure I wasn’t ready.
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