He ended up sharing a birth month with my only son. For this daughter, it was the icing on the cake.
I loved my Dad so much...and today would have been his 90th Birthday.
We lost him almost a decade ago and I think of him every year, but yesterday I realized this is the big one, the big 90.
I wish he was still around and I wish his health had been better, toward the end. It was just a matter of time and I think we all knew that.
Thankfully, according to my brother, he was in good spirits on the day he passed. So many are not.
He spent so much time giving my son the presence of a grandparent. My son was born with 3 and promptly lost his 2 grandmother's within 4 years. He has no memory of either of them. So for him, it was always grandpa.
We used his timeshare to visit locations and to vacation, of course.
He came out here, too. He was no stranger in our lives.
My son was 15 when he died and I was so glad he has those memories.
He was the best.
Happy Birthday in heaven, Dad. Love always, your daughter.
Happy Birthday Dad, yeah I really miss you too. One of my favorite memories was the time he took me to a Father - Daughter dance, which was very unusually for him. I do miss you Dad. Xoxo
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you remember that...cause I didn't, until you mentioned it. :-)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite memory was when he came home one night from work and we were all in the 3 foot pool. He went into the house and changed and then jumped in with the 4 of us. A good memory of a good man.