The author's father, C. F. Dexheimer, was a first-rate storyteller, who delighted in sharing his many adventures through letters to family and friends. Whether describing a Wild West Texas storm, or a tense encounter with suspicious locals in a Mississippi town in the 1960s , or a 100 mph car chase through the Rocky Mountains""or a birthday party for a cat""he had a knack for capturing the essence of the moment. He was an industry pioneer in the field of liquefied natural gas. He was a fire chief. He was a church treasurer and a gun-toting deputy sheriff. In this book, his daughter draws on hundreds of his letters to paint a picture of a man who lived every moment to the fullest and passed on his love of life as his legacy.