It’s been a hard year for our family. I posted back in May the loss of my younger brother. Now we’re losing a father and husband.
Mom’s father was a pipeline welder and they moved frequently. Dad saw her checking into the high school he attended and decided at that moment that she was the one that he would marry. He always told her that he loved her first. A couple of years later they were married and almost a year after that I entered the world followed by my brother and our sister.
Mom couldn’t have asked for a better husband. His mission in life was to provide for her and us and keep us safe. In 68 years of marriage he never raised his voice or spoke in an ugly manner to her. He was firm but loving with the three of us. We were fortunate. We never needed for food, clothing, shelter or love. If we wanted something special for extracurricular activities it was provided. They got me a trumpet that I still play and my brother got a tenor sax which he kept all his life. They gave us all a starter car when it came time for us to drive. He and my mother are responsible for raising three children that I think all turned out pretty well. He was kind and soft spoken. He taught us how to safely handle firearms, fish, respect the land, our country and God. We learned how to be men and our sister to be a lady.
Dad’s lungs have given out and later today he will be taken off of oxygen. It’s a heart wrenching decision but given the realities of his medical condition we don’t see another option. He will not get better after two bouts of pneumonia as a child and pulmonary fibrosis now, along with a recurrence of pneumonia. All I ask is that God takes him gently and reunites him with those that left before.
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