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About Kenneth Fly
KENNETH FLY GREW UP IN RURAL NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE 1940S, 50S, AND 60S, WHERE LIFE WAS SHAPED BY HARD WORK AND SELF-RELIANCE. FAR FROM THE COMFORTS OF MODERN ENTERTAINMENT, HE SPENT HIS DAYS WORKING THE LAND, HANDLING FIREARMS, AND OPERATING MACHINERY— EXPERIENCES THAT ARE FOREIGN TO TODAY’S YOUTH. THROUGH PERSONAL STORIES AND ANECDOTES, FLY REFLECTS ON HIS CHILDHOOD WITH HUMOR AND DETAIL, SHARING LESSONS OF RESILIENCE AND FAMILY VALUES. RAISED BY A LOVING MOTHER WHO ALWAYS MADE A HOME DESPITE CHALLENGES AND A FATHER WHO EXEMPLIFIED HARD WORK AND MORAL INTEGRITY, FLY’S UPBRINGING WAS GROUNDED IN THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY, RESPECT, AND COMMON SENSE. THE FLY FAMILY, THOUGH NOT WEALTHY, FOUND HAPPINESS THROUGH THEIR STRONG BONDS AND SHARED DETERMINATION.
About Kenneth Fly
KENNETH FLY WENT FROM TOWN LIVING TO THE LIFE OF A FARM BOY DURING THE 1940S, 1950S, AND EARLY
1960S. IT WAS A LIFE OF HARD WORK WITHOUT LUXURY. INSTEAD OF WATCHING TELEVISION AND PLAYING
VIDEO GAMES, HE GREW UP WORKING IN THE FIELDS OF NORTH CAROLINA, HANDLING FIREARMS,
OPERATING MACHINERY, AND PARTICIPATING IN OTHER ACTIVITIES AND TASKS THAT ARE FOREIGN TO THE
YOUNGSTERS, YOUTH, AND EVEN MEN OF TODAY. IN THIS SERIES OF PERSONAL NARRATIVES AND
ANECDOTES, FLY RECALLS THOSE DAYS WITH DETAIL AND HUMOR.
LIFE WASNT ALWAYS EASY, BUT HIS MOTHER DID WHATEVER WAS NECESSARY TO MAKE A GOOD HOME AND
LOVING ENVIRONMENT FOR HER FAMILY. HIS DAD WAS A HARDWORKING MASTER CARPENTER WHOSE
BEHAVIOR SHOWED ANYONE WATCHING THAT LIFE IS ABOUT MORALS, HARD WORK, AND SELF-RESPECT.
THE FLY FAMILY IS SPECIAL BECAUSE THEY SO RARELY COMPLAINED AND ALWAYS MANAGED TO STAY
HAPPY. FOR THEM, LIFE WASNT FANCY, BUT RELYING ON COMMON SENSE AND EACH OTHER MADE IT SWEET
Moments Captured: Kenneth Fly’s Life
