| I wrote a memorial tribute for the one year anniversary of our Dad's passing.. I worked on this for weeks, it was so important to me to get it right. I wanted it to show how much we love him and miss him. On July 19, 2005 we celebrated our Dad's life, we had his favorite dinner, we drank a toast to his memory. (peppermint schnaaps, just the way he would have wanted it!) Rusty & Berlinda took all of the kids to a movie. Jessica and I spent the whole day at our parent's house, in their bedroom looking through all of Dad's drawers, at all of the things he saved from when we were kids...We found notes that we had written him when we were young, every card we had ever given him...I gave each one of the kids white balloons, and while the adults toasted his memory, the kids let the balloons go as they said, "up to heaven".. Mom made each of the grandkids pillows out of his shirts, and each of us kids got a quilt made from his jeans... It was a beautiful way to remember him. |
| July 19, 2005 Dad, It's been a year now, since the tragic day we lost you. We were looking forward to a whole new life with you. but, God had other plans. He couldn't have chosen a better Angel. There hasn't been a day that's gone by that we haven't thought about you, missed you and cried for you. One thing everyone has said about you since you've been gone is that they have never seen anyone that loved their family with the passion that you did. You lived your life to the fullest everyday. The day after you died, we were all sitting on your and Mom's bed, and the song "Live Like You Were Dying" came on, and we all thought, "that's Dad".. We all miss your phone calls, your goofy jokes, the silly nicknames you had for all of us, but most of all we miss your amazing sense of humor, your overflowing heart, and the I Love You's that we got from you everyday. You loved life and your family more than any person we've ever known. Your house is so empty without you, and your smile, your laugh. The kids miss you so much. They miss running into the house, and jumping on your lap, and getting quarters from you for doing things around the house. We will continue to carry on your legacy, and until the day we all meet again, we will keep celebrating your life, and sharing our memories of you. You were our rock and the foundation of our family. I know you would be proud of us for keeping our family together through all of this. Nothing will ever fill the void we have in our lives, or the ache in our hearts that we feel everyday. You have our hearts forever. We Love You Dad, "For Time and All Eternity". Love, Your Princess, Gary & Cindy, Jessica & Lance, Bob & Julia (Robert & Kelly), Rusty & Berlinda, Mandy, Fargo, Kaytlynne, Gregorio, Buddah Butt, Kylie Wylie, T-Bone & Mowgli... "Sometimes we see you standing there. Sometimes we feel an Angels touch. Sometimes we feel like we were so lucky to have had the chance to live this much. God gave us a moment's Grace." |
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