Sonora wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. Smart, who was a Civil War veteran, was widowed when his wife died while giving birth to their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state.
After Sonora became an adult she realized the selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent. It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless, and loving man. Sonora's father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910.
President Calvin Coolidge, in 1924, supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Then in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day. President Richard Nixon signed the law which finally made it permanent in 1972.
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Happy Father's Day to my Wonderful Husband Shawn, To my Great Dad and to my brother's Dustin and Jeremy.. Though Jer is not a Father he is an AWESOME brother and uncle.. Thanks for all our support with Trent at such a hard time. Love you dads in our lives. Happy Father's Day to Shawn's Dad- Though we do not get to see him much we wish you a Happy Holiday as well..
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