Images: Moments from Stan Mikita's family album
See moments from the Mikita family photo album. Lessons of patience and understanding that Blackhawks legend Stan Mikita shared with his family are being returned to him each and every day in his struggle with dementia.
Stan Mikita is introduced at the Sixth annual Blackhawks Convention.
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Stan Mikita with his son Scott, 1966
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Jane Gneiser Mikita with her dad Stan Mikita on Jane's wedding day, Sept. 2001
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Jill and Stan Mikita on their wedding day in April, 1963. Members of the wedding party included, from left, Mike Ditka, Glenn Hall, Mickey Madigan, Bobby Hull, and Steve Seno.
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Stan Mikita with his son Scott, 1966
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Stan Mikita with his son Scott, center, daughter Meg, left, and the family dog Heidi, 1966
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Stan Mikita putts with his grandson Charlie in May, 2016.
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Stan Mikita is shown in this undated family photo.
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Stan and Jill Mikita pose with their daughter Meg, right, and granddaughters Emily and Erin at the 2009 NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field.
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Meg Mikita dances with her father Stan during a family party.
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Stan Mikita shows his fun side.
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Chicago Blackhawks hall of fame hockey star Stan Mikita tees off during a golf pro-am.
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The entire Mikita clan vacations in the Turks and Caicos Islands, 2013.
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Blackhawk great Stan Mikita shows off his Stanley Cup ring to fans while walking the red carpet prior to a Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings game.
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Stan Mikita talks about his return to the Blackhawks along with Bobby Hull in 2008.
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Former Chicago Blackhawk star Stan Mikita high-fives fans as he comes down the red carpet during a ceremony prior to a home opener at the United Center in Chicago.
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Stan Mikita mows the lawn, a favorite pastime.
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A hockey fan is reflected by a monument to Stan Mikita outside the United Center before Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference finals between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Los Angeles Kings, Saturday, June 1, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Stan on the ice with his children, from left, Chris, Jane, Meg, and Scott.
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Stan and Jill Mikita.
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Stan Mikita with son Chris on the golf course.
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Hannah, left, and Lily, right, the daughters of Scott Mikita.
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