Dad was one of five children born to George E. Lucas and Elizabeth Mae (Barnett) Lucas, (he was an identical twin) on March 3, 1920 in Connersville, Indiana. Due to unfortunate circumstances, at the age of two years old, dad, his identical twin brother and three sisters were placed in an orphanage. Later that year, the twins were placed in a home with a family in New Augusta, Indianan and were raised by them until they 16 years old. When he was 18 years old he was reunited with his mother and sisters. Life’s hard lessons taught Dad never to take anything for granted, to always appreciate what you have, and to make the best of the cards you were dealt. He believed in God and his teachings, believing you should always put your faith in him. But when our mother, Nida Lucas, passed away last year, things were never the same for him. He loved our Mother very much, they were married 62 years.

As a young man, he moved to Indianapolis from Cincinnati and became employed by Kingans Meat packing Company where he worked for 27 years, working his way up to foreman. Upon the closing of Kingans, dad went to work for Burger Chef and retired from target. He was a wonderful man with a lot of good ethics who took pride in his work and always tried to better himself any way he could. He served in the US Army during WWII; he loved his country and was proud to be an American. While in the service he and his partner won the 8th US Army Doubles Tennis Match in Ft. Riley, Kansas. He was a life long democrat, casting his vote in every election up until he was 84 years old.

He was an avid sportsman playing golf, tennis, sotftball and bowling. He had the eye and skills to be excellent at shooting pool, competing in many tournaments. Dad loved to play cards, poker was his game. Being a fan of all sports was dad’s hobby, he loved to go to softball games and was the scorekeeper for the Indy A’s and Indy Merchants fast pitch softball teams for many years. Young and old, all found Dad to be a good mentor he had a lot to offer them from his experience and observations on how the sport was played.

There are so many more other things we would like to tell you about our Dad. The most important one to us was that he loved his family more than anything; we felt his love all through out our lives. He was always there for us, steady as a rock, giving us the support and love we all needed. We miss his big smile; dad always had a smile for everyone. This is a legacy of love to be passed on to his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. We will miss this wonderful man who was one of few words, but had a great way of stating his perception of all things and made you feel important to him. So long Dad, we know you are happy now, you’re with Mom, and we love you!

All Our Forever and more.

Sis and Bud
Kristina, Glenn, Jeff, Julie, Hannah, Brock, Allison & Casey