Do you think you know this Stan? Only minor details exist and little is known about him, except that we could never have gotten this far in life without him. He is a pillar of strength, an encourager, and a giver of self.

YBD provided some biographical information. Stanley Griffin Whorley was born on December 4, 1942 to Malcolm Griffin Whorley and Ella Martha Whorley. He has one brother, Dennis Malcolm Whorley. He was born in Glasgow, Virginia.

The Town of Glasgow was incorporated in 1892 and covers about 1.5 square miles of flat land at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Currently, its population is about 1,000 people. The Town is bounded on the south by the James River, on the east by the Maury River, on the north by Miller Mountain, and on the west by Sallings Mountain.

Did you know that Papa Stan was born at home?

Over the years as his family moved around, he lived in Virginia, Ohio, Virginia and finally North Carolina. He moved to Raleigh on October 31, 1954. He attended Wallace Elementary in Virgina. After moving to NC, he attended Murphy Elementary, Hugh Morison Jr. High, and graduated from Broughton High in 1961. He aslo attended North Carolina State University.

Question: Did he get to Trick-or-Treat on the Halloween he moved to Raleigh?

An actual story told by Papa Stan to SMD: As a young boy in Bristol, I played marbles with the other boys at school. A bully was known to steal marbles and one day, he was waiting to take mine. What few marbles I had, I clutched in my hands, forming two fists. Well, he stopped me and searched my pockets, then let me go, but he never asked me to open my hands and he never got my marbles. Should we be surprised?

His first car was an early 1950's German Opel that was battleship gray and had a sliding sun roof. The first one's were imported to the US by Buick. He also had an early 1960's Nash Rambler, a black and turquoise Dodge 2-door hardtop, a gold Pontiac Grand Prix, and a 1964 dark blue, Super Sport Chevy Impala.

One last thing we should all know, YBD says, "Nominated Best Brother Award, 40 years running!