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When the project was completed in its entirety, the neighbor asked what the price was and Dad simply smiled and said, "Don't worry about it." This is one of the countless great memories I have of my dad.

We've been looking at generations past in the concrete stories in this article, but I want to take a moment to look ahead at future generations. At a recent large class in which my 11-year-old son Robby helped, a friend made an observation of which I was completely oblivious. "Look at your son up on that ladder carving the vertical stamp mix," he said. And then it dawned on me that Robby is a 4th generation Harris finisher. Pretty cool!

In talking with Dominick and Domenic, I would have to agree, thanks to our fathers, we can uphold tradition, excellence and a heck of a lot of pride. Where would we be without mentors like them?

Hats off to you, Dads!

Bob Harris is the founder and president of the Decorative Concrete Institute, Temple, Ga., which provides hands-on training in architectural concrete. He has personally placed or supervised the placement of more than 3 million sq. ft. of decorative concrete and is the author of a best-selling series of decorative concrete books. For more information, call (877) DCI-8080 or visit www.decorativeconcreteinstitute.com.