Lost my dad this afternoon.

[labradigger1]

He'd been in declining health for several years now. Stroke, many heart attacks, CHF, renal failure and so much more.

My dad loved his 2 boys! My older brother passed in 2004 and i am the remaining offspring. Mom passed 2 years ago. He made me the man i am today. He taught me how to fish, hunt, garden, process meats, he taught me mechanic work (which he excelled at) and so much more. I will miss his company, fishing, hunting, his experience and advise. He grew up hard when his dad passed when my dad was 14. He was 14 at the time and as one of the oldest children he had to provide for his family by doing whatever he could. He provided for his family as a young man and for us as best he could. I have watched that man go to work in so much pain he could barely walk and so sick he was almost dead. Some of those times were tough but we were happy. We didn't know we were poor as we had what we needed.

My heart is hurting. I miss you daddy. You are no longer suffering sir. Rest in peace daddy.

[chuck40219]

So sorry, wish I had more words of comfort for you.

Chuck40219

[cwtebay]

No words can comfort you in this time of loss - but I offer prayer for you and your father's family.

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[Budzilla 19]

labradigger1, please accept my sincere heartfelt condolences to you and your family. May the peace of the Lord touch you and your family in the days to come.

[Sig556r]

Sorry for your loss, may he rest in peace.

[Txcowboy52]

So sorry for your loss.

[RickinTN]

My prayers for you and the family. It's a tough time but time will help.
Rick

[GhostHawk]

I'll never forget the look on my dad's face when I told him I was sweating copper for hot water boilers.


"Where did you learn how to do that?"

I learned watching you dad!

"I never taught you anything!"

Ohh yes you did, you taught me everything.

Miss ya Dad. RIP JWJ

[Murphy]

My deepest condolences to you and your family.

Murphy

[dverna]

Prayers sent.

[Dusty Bannister]

My father passed when I was 20 and I never got to admit to him what a good person he was in my life. I can really appreciate the pain you are going through, but hope that you also can remember those good times doing things you both enjoyed. Enjoy those moments when you see or do something that reminds you of your shared experiences. Peace to you and your family.

[granville_it]

My deepest condolences to you and your family

Mark

[Shopdog]

Rest in peace.

Always tough to let them go. He is in a much better place. Prayers.

[square butte]

Very sorry for the loss of your Father - May the Good Lord make his presence known to you at this time of sadness - and may the love of your father remain with you until you see him again

[Sig]

Very sorry for your loss. May he rest in everlasting peace.

[pworley1]

Sorry for your loss.

[buckwheatpaul]

I am so sorry for your loss...mine has been gone since 1999 and I still miss him but just reflect on the great times you both shared with each other and your family and it will comfort you....just remember what he taught you and apply to your daily activities and you will be made whole again and just remember that if you listen to your heart your dad will still be there to guide you!

[Buzz Krumhunger]

My heartfelt condolences on the loss of your Dad.

[GhostHawk]

Going it alone is hard, harder than I expected.

But I know he taught you well, so I know you will make it.

Go with God, God Bless and keep you.

[Rapier]

Prayers for you in grief, it takes time for grief to pass, however, the memories will remain. All the best.

[Hondolane]

Your Dad was of a better generation whose loss we are all feeling and missing today..

[Cast10]

Lost mine last Thanksgiving. He made it to 91. I was very blessed to have had him as well as my mom is still with us. Memories. Prayers for peace and comfort to you and your family.

[Finster101]

My sincere condolences to you and your family. As others have shared, I lost my Dad 12 years ago and still think of him everyday. The pain of loss fades and the good memories remain, it takes time.

James

[Wayne Smith]

My condolences to you and your family. It is a great loss, but a reminder that we have a responsibility to those who come after us, too. Your Dad fulfilled his, as did my dad. I pray that I have as well.

[WRideout]

You were indeed fortunate to have had such a father. Praying for your peace.

Wayne

[Big Tom]

So sorry for your loss. He will live on forever in your heart!

[Eddie Southgate]

I am sorry for your loss, lost mine in 2017 so I know how you are feeling.

[Texas by God]

Our thoughts and prayers are with you.


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[georgerkahn]

I am so sorry for your loss! I lost my dad in 2015, and it still seems like yesterday; remember those good times!
geo

[MrWolf]

Sorry for your loss. R.I.P sir.

[725]

There are never words for such a loss as yours. We all go through it and it's never easy. Remember the good and love the memories.

[beemer]

Sounds like my Dad, teach a few skills, install a good work ethic and kick you off in the right direction. My Dad lost his father young also, he was making moonshine at 14. It was the only work a boy could get to make any money. I do know how to sweat copper pipe.

I know you will miss your Father. There are times I would like to sit and talk to him again.

I wish peace and comfort to you and your family. It is not an easy thing to loose your parents.

[kaiser]

So sorry to hear of your loss. Your great memories of your Dad will become more precious as time deminishes the hurt of his "passing". Your Dad's character description and sacrifices for his family is a testament of his love and devotion for each of you.

[blackthorn]

Condolences and prayers from our house to yours. Sorry for your loss, may he rest in peace.

[Adam Helmer]

I understand your grief. I did the eulogy for my Dad in 1995 at my home church full of friends and kin. I decided that day to enter the priesthood and enrolled in Seminary. I graduated in 2008.

The departed are ok, it is the remaining people who are in pain who need comfort. Your pain will lessen in time. May the Lord be with you.

Be well.

Adam

[FergusonTO35]

Very sorry to hear this, said a prayer for you and yours.

[John Wayne]

I'm sorry about your dad. Praying for you now.
JW

[Streetwalker]

Truly sorry for the loss of your Dad. The pain in your heart will gradually fade and that pain will be replaced with all kinds of warm and loving memories of your father. Keep in mind, too, you will see him on the other side!

[salpal48]

I also Know what it is to Loose parents. When I lost my father I was devastated, The second was my mother . Never recovered fully to this day

[mack2]

He'd been in declining health for several years now. Stroke, many heart attacks, CHF, renal failure and so much more.

My dad loved his 2 boys! My older brother passed in 2004 and i am the remaining offspring. Mom passed 2 years ago. He made me the man i am today. He taught me how to fish, hunt, garden, process meats, he taught me mechanic work (which he excelled at) and so much more. I will miss his company, fishing, hunting, his experience and advise. He grew up hard when his dad passed when my dad was 14. He was 14 at the time and as one of the oldest children he had to provide for his family by doing whatever he could. He provided for his family as a young man and for us as best he could. I have watched that man go to work in so much pain he could barely walk and so sick he was almost dead. Some of those times were tough but we were happy. We didn't know we were poor as we had what we needed.

My heart is hurting. I miss you daddy. You are no longer suffering sir. Rest in peace daddy.

My Father passed in 2008, reading your post strikes a feeling with me as your dads story is so similar to my fathers. His father passed when he was 14 also, this was in 42 the war was on and the depression was not over for everyone. This may not help but one of the hardest things about loosing a man like this is the advise they can offer, their just wasn't very much he hadn't seen. I still fine things I wish I could ask him, I suppose that's the void men like them leave but I am so fortunate to have had him in my life. I hope I can fill some of that void.

[rockrat]

Sorry to hear of your loss. Hope you had many a good year with him.

[labradigger1]

Thank you all!

[bisleyfan41]

So sorry for your loss. Praying for you.

[shooterg]

Condolences . The world will feel much smaller for a while. Sounds like you have a lot of good memories with a good man to draw on,

[docbrown]

So sorry for your loss. My dad died in 2015, and I so wish I could pick up the phone and call him, just to talk one more time. Not trying to push anything, but I always find John 5:28, 29 comforting. YMMV.

Sounds like you and your dad were close. As a father now myself, I bet he was proud of you.

[abunaitoo]

He is in a better place.
Very sorry for your loss.

[kungfustyle]

I just saw this. I'm sorry for your losses my friend. You have extended family here. Its hard. Hang on to the good memories.

[lightman]

Sorry for your loss. I know you miss Him. May He RIP.

[MOshooter]

Sorry to hear of your loss, prayers

[fatelk]

Sorry for your loss. You are very blessed to have had such a father. There's something special between a son and his father.

I lost my dad four years ago, and miss him all the time, even though we never had a good relationship.

[imashooter2]

My sincere condolences. I know it doesn’t seem like it now, but the pain will fade while the memories remain.

[Handloader109]

Condolences. Mine passed in 1993, miss him every day. Cherish the memories, good and bad. They all made him and you what you are and him what he was. Couldn't tell you the number of times I would've loved to have discussed something with him, shown him something that was of interest or any number of a thousand things. Life comes and it goes, sometimes just too fast

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[Pb Burner]

So sorry for your loss.

[white eagle]

it hurts so very much
I am truely sorry for your great loss in your life
time eases but we never forget

[19rabbit52]

I think of my Dad everyday. Sorry for your loss.

[gwpercle]

Wish I had something better than I'm Sorry ...
My Deepest Condolences and Prayer's Sent ...
Be Strong for your Dad ... the Lord will care for him now .
Gary