The ability to tell stories is among the traits I inherited from my dad, Calvin Kenneth Sunderland.

Among his many skills was the ability to communicate with both the written and spoken word.

I asked him how and where he learned to communicate so well. He laughed and said, “It’s a family trait. My dad, his dad and as far back as we can trace were all story tellers.

At family gatherings they would try to out do each other. Don’t worry son, as you grow and mature you’ll be just like the rest of the clan.” He was right.

Cal liked to tell true stories, as well as fictional tales. A...