Son Thanks Dad For Instilling Great Values: Happy Father's Day

PARK RIDGE, IL — For Father's Day, Patch is letting readers honor their dads with photos and tributes. The following message from Tim Conrardy, a Park Ridge native, to his dad, who is father of nine children (five boys, four girls).

How do I begin to thank you for all you have given me? I love you with all my heart and you know your other 8 children feel the same way! Thank you for raising such a great family with great values and full support of everything we ever set our sights on.

Tim Conrardy with his dad in 2017. Photo via Tom Conrardy