Posted on 09/27/2006 6:59:34 PM PDT by marktwain
Your story really touched me...........mostly because of the similarities with my Dad. He was born in 1916, grew up during the depression in drought-sticken Kansas. He served his country proudly and admirably during WWII in the South Pacific (Air Force, Ret.) He married a long-legged red head..... my mother. He lives with us now, and I feel blessed every day that he is with us......still sharing his wisdom and gentle kindness.
And his name is LeRoy.
Lovely story, marktwain. Thank you for sharing. I am sure you are comforted now in the many wonderful memories of life with your dad. Is your mother ok .. it's hard to lose a lifemate after 66 years.
Oh...I know that feeling. My dad has been gone 13 years this past August...but I still remember like it was yesterday: My husband and baby son and I were flying back to Hawaii on a C-9 (military hop) three days after my dad's funeral...and part way through the flight I turned to my husband and said "I can't wait to call Daddy when we get home" (He was a Navy pilot in WWII). My husband just looked at me..and then I realized--I couldn't call him.
So sorry for the loss of your dad.
Prayers to you and your family.
I always treasure these stories of lives formed by hard work, character and beliefs.
May God be with you and the family as they go through these times.
That generation had a good idea of character, morality, and the value of working hard. We have lost that framework to a generation looking for "getting mine" and the next generation of "who is going to give me mine".
We know not what we have lost but I treasure the memories of that leaving generation and the examples they gave us.
Nice tribute.
You were blessed to have him - and he was blessed to have all of you. You will miss him. Thanks for sharing.
Losing a parent hurts, but some day it will be bearable. Prayers for your pain to be lifted, and prayers for your wonderful mother. Hold her close.
My condolence to you and your family. May your dad rest in peace.
What a beautiful tribute to your father. Prayers to you and your family for comfort...
Great story, marktwain. Your father has no doubt learned who my Dad is. Dad is the man in Heaven who will be arguing with FDR, telling him what a lousy job he did as President, explaining to him the lessons he taught LBJ and Carter and how they created and spread more and more socialism, making government bigger and less efficient, and using Social Security for more than its original intentions.
My Dad has been in Heaven since Oct 27 1981 and would be 94 if he was still alive. I shudder to think what he would have said about slick willie.
God bless your Dad. May he rest in peace. Thanks again for sharing your Dad's story. Stand tall, be proud and most of all, be strong.
Prayers sent
Condolences and prayers for you and your family. Thank you for such a moving tribute. May God bless you.
Prayers to you and your family.
Thanks so much!
My deepest condolences to you and your family. What a wonderful father you had, may he rest in peace.
Thank you for this post. Your father was a wonderful man, and his legacy lives on in you and your siblings. I am sure that most of us recognize a little of our own fathers in your eloquent tribute to this fine man. Please accept my most sincere sympathy.
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