Cigars & Family: Grandfather sparks love of cigars

(Victoria Advocate) I remember growing up in South Texas - Port Lavaca to be precise - and spending most of my summers with my grandparents. My grandpa, Lupe Cantu, worked at Alcoa in the boiler room and would typically be home around 4:30 every afternoon, although he would often take several days off to spend with me.
We'd drive all over the place in his 1963 step-side Chevy pickup - going fishing, hunting, visit his friends, or just go shopping at the local Bottom Dollar. I would sit right there eating my potato chips and drinking my Frostie Root Beer, while Grandpa would have his cigar and Dr. Pepper. Continued