Dear Dad,
It has been 33 years since we last saw each other but I've seen you since, in the souls of your grandsons, great grandsons, cousins and strangers. I remember stories you told of starting work at 11 years of age. The pain you felt trying to keep your family together. Family was everything to you and the definition was not exclusive to blood relatives. I am a better person for having been your daughter. There are times when I get fused about something and I think...what would my dad have done. Your heart was huge, it knew no stranger. Your physical life may have been short but your imprint on this life was huge. I learned to think outside the box by listening and watching you.
You'd be so proud of the family you have. Mom, in her 80's is a force to be reckoned with and has led a rich life filled with travel. She has met all the challenges put before her, being a widow at a young age. Your daughters are happy! and your son in laws are awesome. But, it is in your grandchildren and great grandchildren that the real miracle you help create occurs. What your daughters learned from you is passed to their children and your grandsons are amazing men. Each is an individual in their own right but, I see some of you in each of them...and your great grandchildren are amazing. They are 3 strong little men.
They say that one never truly dies who is remembered. You are remembered and talked about...and today I miss you.
Love, Anna
It has been 33 years since we last saw each other but I've seen you since, in the souls of your grandsons, great grandsons, cousins and strangers. I remember stories you told of starting work at 11 years of age. The pain you felt trying to keep your family together. Family was everything to you and the definition was not exclusive to blood relatives. I am a better person for having been your daughter. There are times when I get fused about something and I think...what would my dad have done. Your heart was huge, it knew no stranger. Your physical life may have been short but your imprint on this life was huge. I learned to think outside the box by listening and watching you.
You'd be so proud of the family you have. Mom, in her 80's is a force to be reckoned with and has led a rich life filled with travel. She has met all the challenges put before her, being a widow at a young age. Your daughters are happy! and your son in laws are awesome. But, it is in your grandchildren and great grandchildren that the real miracle you help create occurs. What your daughters learned from you is passed to their children and your grandsons are amazing men. Each is an individual in their own right but, I see some of you in each of them...and your great grandchildren are amazing. They are 3 strong little men.
They say that one never truly dies who is remembered. You are remembered and talked about...and today I miss you.
Love, Anna
