Roy's Stories

Recalling memories of a simpler time. In the 1940s, as U.S. soldiers were returning from World War II and families were being joyfully reunited, Roy Patton Jr. was born on his grandfather's farm near Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. Growing up in a small community with a large extended family, Roy spent much of his childhood outdoors-fishing, trapping muskrats, catching gophers, and getting into trouble...with his faithful dog, Lucky, by his side. "This made for a world every youngster should have t...