My Mom wrote this for Dad’s memorial program. It was also posted on the funeral home’s online memorial.
Terrance Michael Aho
Born in Cloquet, Minnesota on Jun. 21, 1943
Departed on Jul. 23, 2012 and resided in Lexington, MN.
Visitation: Saturday, Jul. 28, 2012 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Sharing of Memories: Saturday, Jul. 28, 2012 2:00 pm
Age 69 of Lexington. Passed away July 23, 2012.
Terry was a character. Full of BS and could tell a lot of stories. He worked hard, played hard, and in the last few years found out that he really liked going to the casino. Slot machines called his name. Although he never won a big jackpot, he was always excited and would punch out a slip if he won more the $20 and would brag about all the money he won, but he would always put it back in another machine. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Carole. She always had a “honey do list” for him. Some things got done quickly and others were done on “Terry Time”. But the fastest way to get him to do things was for Carole to get out the yellow pages and threaten to call someone, because then they would have to PAY someone. They went on a few trips together, but as Terry got older his driving got slower and as everyone knows, he was always late for everything. He was extremely proud of his twin girls, Melissa and Michelle. He loved to brag about their trips to other countries, their education, their jobs, and their adventures. He also loved the family cat Che, whom he teased all the time, but then would buy him a bag of shrimp and sneak him a piece or two. His favorite place to go was Cloquet, where he was working on his parents’ house, which he inherited. He always had a project going. Although, some projects never did get finished. There was always next time. He loved to tease people. If you were teased that meant he really liked you. He would challenge people to eat more and say, that he had 2 or 3 plates of food. He loved people stopping by and would drag them downstairs to his Alaska man cave, or out to see his sauna. He loved it when little kids came over, especially Louisa and Julian, and he would pay them a dollar to pick up sticks in the yard. He had plans to teach both of them how to fix and build stuff. He had many friends and each one could tell you a crazy story about him. He will be greatly missed by Carole, Melissa, Michelle, and Che and all his extended family and friends.
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