Great thread!
My Dad's cards were tossed but he got into collecting in 1978 when I was 5 and we "bought back" most of the cards he had as a kid. Some of our greatest memories have to do with cards. I am writing a book about our experiences so my boys can understand and know the stories associated with many of the cards.
Dad passed away in 2004 at only age 54. I inherited his cards and now I have a disply room in my house complete with a mural of cards with a bat and glove at the bottom. The artist put my signature on the bat and my Dad's on the ball. When I go in that room, which is almost daily, I feel close to him in some strange way.
Here is a picture of the mural:
