Say, JOHN, do you think you could make my Ford…. …..Quit SQUEAKING?

The 3 brothers: John, oldest (left), Harold, middle child (right), James, youngest

Say, JOHN, do you think you could make my Ford…. …..Quit SQUEAKING?

Family picture: Haskell - Father, Myrle - Mother, Brothers James, Harold and John. John was 15 in this photo and already being called “Big John.”

Say, JOHN, do you think you could make my Ford…. …..Quit SQUEAKING?

John in 1959, his “Elvis” picture!

Say, JOHN, do you think you could make my Ford…. …..Quit SQUEAKING?

First wedding anniversary, 1960, El Fenix in Downtown Dallas

Say, JOHN, do you think you could make my Ford…. …..Quit SQUEAKING?

The 3 Dardens in 1968... note Cigarettes .35

Say, JOHN, do you think you could make my Ford…. …..Quit SQUEAKING?

1968, right after the Darden’s sign was painted as a surprise for Floy by John

Say, JOHN, do you think you could make my Ford…. …..Quit SQUEAKING?

1972, John wearing white uniform shirts because they were cooler when he was pumping gas and fixing flat tires

Say, JOHN, do you think you could make my Ford…. …..Quit SQUEAKING?

John’s grey Chevy truck with a CB radio and a really tall antenna. His “handle” was Big John.

Say, JOHN, do you think you could make my Ford…. …..Quit SQUEAKING?

September, 2017, at Grand-daughter Heather’s wedding

I “pulled into” the station that said “DARDEN’S” and heard a voice say, “Hey, Don, how can I help you?” My answer that day was the above headline, but I had been there many times previously through the years. One thing was always constant— John Darden was going to be ...

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