I uploaded some more recent pictures of my Dad.  One is my Dad with my Mom on Father''s Day.  The other is my Dad with me at Christmas time.

My Dad''s station wagon was a Blue AMC Hornet, sort of like this (but different color):

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Here are the thank yous that are probably realistic to keep given the size of the poster:

Thank you for always carrying us to the car after we fell asleep, even after we were definitely old enough to walk it.
Thank you for welcoming more people to stay with us than I can count.
Thank you for doggedly trying to teach me that the beach is not to be feared nor cleaned.
Thank you for loading us all up in the station wagon, pillows in tow, so we could watch the first drive-in movie together and squint in the second.
Thank you for, as coach, letting me take a fake rabbit''s foot onto the soccer field.
Thank you for letting me sing in my room as if I were the originating artist.
Thank you for making car trips with you, wherever we were going, fun and special.
Thank you for putting up with the commutes you did, for decades, so we could grow up amongst family and friends.
Thank you for my dry sense of humor. I cherish it.
Thank you for finding a way, by hook or by crook, to send three children to college at the same time.
Thank you for never giving up on trying to convince me that imperfection is not a failure.
Thank you for teaching me to try to find the good in everyone.
Thank you for showing me that there is peace to be found in stillness and quiet.
Thank you for demonstrating the fun that can be had and the truths that can be gleaned from debate.
Thank you for accepting me for who I am, no matter who I love, and for helping me to accept myself.
Thank you for doing whatever you can to help whoever you can, whether friend, family or stranger.
Thank you for trusting me enough to let your guard down to let me know how you are truly doing.
Thank you for insisting, year after year, that time with you means more than any gift I could ever purchase. That is one lesson, amongst so many, that I will pass down to our next generation.

Dear Sir,
What are your dad's favorite colors? Did he love the station wagon (so that would be a good color to pick) or was it just a car you guys had?

I have an idea for colors; I just don't want to pick anything he hates!

Thanks for your time; this is a really sweet project and I'm excited to design for you.

Crystal R. Clark

Hi, thanks for your interest.  His favorite color is purple, but don''t let that necessarily limit you.

Thanks for your time.

-Mike

HI
do you want all of the words or just one line or two?
because I think even your words really touch my heart that would be lack of aesthetic if all those words in one poster...

Just submitted and would love to hear your thoughts on it.

Thanks,

Dear Sir,
I'm wondering also if you'd like the letter to be able to be read from across a room or if you'd like it to be smaller so people have to come up and read it? (Not so tiny it's hard to read, but smaller so they have to stand a couple feet in front of it.)

Thanks for your time,
Crystal R Clark

I think it''s OK if people need to be closer to read.  And I tried to edit down the initial list of 27 to 18 above, but I am open to suggestions / alternatives.

Thanks,
Mike

If you''re looking to fit only the 10 most important thank yous, here is a list:

Thank you for welcoming more people to stay with us than I can count.
Thank you for my dry sense of humor. I cherish it.
Thank you for never giving up on trying to convince me that imperfection is not a failure.
Thank you for teaching me to try to find the good in everyone.
Thank you for showing me that there is peace to be found in stillness and quiet.
Thank you for demonstrating the fun that can be had and the truths that can be gleaned from debate.
Thank you for accepting me for who I am, no matter who I love, and for helping me to accept myself.
Thank you for doing whatever you can to help whoever you can, whether friend, family or stranger.
Thank you for trusting me enough to let your guard down to let me know how you are truly doing.
Thank you for insisting, year after year, that time with you means more than any gift I could ever purchase. That is one lesson, amongst so many, that I will pass down to our next generation.