Debbie and Sparky Anderson
Baseball Hall of Fame-Manager
of Cincinnati Reds-Detroit Tigers

I grew up in Shelby Co., Ohio and a devout Cincinnati Reds fan, went to as many games as possible although we lived over 100 miles away. I married and moved to Ventura Co., CA, much to my surprise, to the same town as Reds longtime Manager, Sparky Anderson. We spoke at church, at local school and whenever we would meet, sharp as a tack, he would relate our first meeting in Ohio and then at Saint Paschal Baylon Church. Sparky was blessed to have photographic memory.

I first saw him in Thousand Oaks after so many years later at a speech he was giving, I had asked him to sign an old Reds pennant I had from the late 1960's. The photo took him by surprise, he started telling me the behind the scene stories of Rose, Morgan, Geronimo, Perez, Bench which for me, was exciting. Every time we ran into each other he would always share another nugget about "the guys", I loved hearing every story as much as he enjoyed sharing it with me.

Most importantly, I am thankful/thrilled my children had the chance to get to know him, especially my son Brian. The picture on my profile is the last pic Sparky and I took together in Thousand Oaks, CA. He was truly one of the good guys.....

**If you have messages disabled on your page and ask me a question without leaving your email address, I CANNOT reply to your message and will delete it as there is no way for me to respond.

**PLEASE read very important: If you want to manage one of my memorials, please follow Findagrave guidelines found in the Help Section. Requests beyond great-grandparents are outside of guideline, "I" also can be related to the memorial.
I will no longer consider requests other than within the guideline. If you say "I am a direct relative," that does not meet the guidelines.

**Thank you to everyone who visited and kindly left flowers on my memorials.

**A very special thank you to Dr. Cynthia Mahaffey, Jaxxon, Ellen Headington, Ronald Marvin, Jr. and nfbandmom1 for all the wonderful tombstone pictures they have added to my Memorials over the years. Thank you for going above and beyond for those who have passed on into God's loving arms.

Laugh when you can,
apologize when you should,
and let go of what you can't change.
Life's too short to be anything but happy.
Enjoy Life - It has an Expiration Date

*Proud decorated Firefighter Mom

*GO BUCKEYES!!
*GO BENGALS!!

My classmates of Botkins High School Class of 1974
God Speed
**Robert Freisthler #218388353
**Deborah Uppenkamp Steinke #176971652
**Ray A. Fullenkamp #210998737

Coins on a gravestone:
If you notice a penny on a gravestone, this signifies that a person has visited the headstone. It's an act of gratitude for the person's service. Anyone can leave a penny, whether they are a family member, friend or fellow service person.

If there is a nickel on the gravestone, this means that the visitor who left it went to boot camp with the person buried.

Next, if you see a dime on their gravestone, that signifies that the visitor served with the deceased military member.

Seeing a quarter has a particularly heavy association. If you notice a quarter, this signifies that a previous visitor was present when the soldier passed away.

Find a Grave rules.
Memorials are transferred for direct relatives within four generations. This includes your spouse, siblings, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents.
Always explain your relationship in the request! Keep in mind that the memorial manager MAY ALSO BE RELATED to the memorial and MAY NOT MAKE THE TRANSFER. You may also want to include your specific interest in the memorial.

Debbie and Sparky Anderson
Baseball Hall of Fame-Manager
of Cincinnati Reds-Detroit Tigers

I grew up in Shelby Co., Ohio and a devout Cincinnati Reds fan, went to as many games as possible although we lived over 100 miles away. I married and moved to Ventura Co., CA, much to my surprise, to the same town as Reds longtime Manager, Sparky Anderson. We spoke at church, at local school and whenever we would meet, sharp as a tack, he would relate our first meeting in Ohio and then at Saint Paschal Baylon Church. Sparky was blessed to have photographic memory.

I first saw him in Thousand Oaks after so many years later at a speech he was giving, I had asked him to sign an old Reds pennant I had from the late 1960's. The photo took him by surprise, he started telling me the behind the scene stories of Rose, Morgan, Geronimo, Perez, Bench which for me, was exciting. Every time we ran into each other he would always share another nugget about "the guys", I loved hearing every story as much as he enjoyed sharing it with me.

Most importantly, I am thankful/thrilled my children had the chance to get to know him, especially my son Brian. The picture on my profile is the last pic Sparky and I took together in Thousand Oaks, CA. He was truly one of the good guys.....

**If you have messages disabled on your page and ask me a question without leaving your email address, I CANNOT reply to your message and will delete it as there is no way for me to respond.

**PLEASE read very important: If you want to manage one of my memorials, please follow Findagrave guidelines found in the Help Section. Requests beyond great-grandparents are outside of guideline, "I" also can be related to the memorial.
I will no longer consider requests other than within the guideline. If you say "I am a direct relative," that does not meet the guidelines.

**Thank you to everyone who visited and kindly left flowers on my memorials.

**A very special thank you to Dr. Cynthia Mahaffey, Jaxxon, Ellen Headington, Ronald Marvin, Jr. and nfbandmom1 for all the wonderful tombstone pictures they have added to my Memorials over the years. Thank you for going above and beyond for those who have passed on into God's loving arms.

Laugh when you can,
apologize when you should,
and let go of what you can't change.
Life's too short to be anything but happy.
Enjoy Life - It has an Expiration Date

*Proud decorated Firefighter Mom

*GO BUCKEYES!!
*GO BENGALS!!

My classmates of Botkins High School Class of 1974
God Speed
**Robert Freisthler #218388353
**Deborah Uppenkamp Steinke #176971652
**Ray A. Fullenkamp #210998737

Coins on a gravestone:
If you notice a penny on a gravestone, this signifies that a person has visited the headstone. It's an act of gratitude for the person's service. Anyone can leave a penny, whether they are a family member, friend or fellow service person.

If there is a nickel on the gravestone, this means that the visitor who left it went to boot camp with the person buried.

Next, if you see a dime on their gravestone, that signifies that the visitor served with the deceased military member.

Seeing a quarter has a particularly heavy association. If you notice a quarter, this signifies that a previous visitor was present when the soldier passed away.

Find a Grave rules.
Memorials are transferred for direct relatives within four generations. This includes your spouse, siblings, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents.
Always explain your relationship in the request! Keep in mind that the memorial manager MAY ALSO BE RELATED to the memorial and MAY NOT MAKE THE TRANSFER. You may also want to include your specific interest in the memorial.