Happy Father's Day, Dad. There are so many things I miss about you. Your wry smile, your quiet strength, your strong dedication to your family.
Never a day goes by that I don't think about you. I don't think you ever really knew how much of an influence you had on me. Your strong work ethic was an example of what was needed to be successful as a person.
You taught me that a person can survive struggles that life attacks them with. Your ability to accept the fact that you were losing your leg to circulation issues after three bypass attempts, almost made me think you were superhuman. I'm not sure how I would've dealt with that kind of pain and suffering at your age and all just shortly after you retired. Your strength and faith in God and the support of your family helped, but you were the one to ultimately deal with all the pain you went through.
Today I think more about you because of all the division in our world. You believed in morality, faithfulness, equality, and, from what I saw, skin color wasn't something used as an indicator of who a person is.
Miss you, Dad. You were the rock of our family and someone who always stood up for what's right. You never judged me even if you didn't understand me and who I was. That meant a lot to me. Your love was unconditional. It always was. Just know that I will always love you and will keep your life lessons and love in my heart.
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