Happy Father’s Day 6/16/2008
He taught me the meaning of honour, of standing by my word, and what I believed in. He taught me that losing gracefully is the mark of a gentleman, and sometimes is better than winning. He taught me how to speak the English language properly, and to respect all languages, and the written word. He sometimes lived his life too safely, refusing to take risks, but taught me that decisions have to considered carefully, and to weigh the implications. He taught me that alcohol is something to be savoured, not to be consumed in excess. He taught me to mind my manners, and to be polite to everyone around me, irrespective of their station in life. He taught me how to calculate the averages for poker and blackjack in my head. He taught me that a man is measured by his name, and the reputation attached to it. He gave me his sense of ethics, and that honest work is always rewarded, though not in the way I might want. He taught me how to play tennis, and gave me a lesson in humiliation and being humble when he whupped my ass in straight sets when he was 70, and I was a young officer candidate.
I carried his coffin and scattered his ashes in the sea a month ago today.
Happy Father’s Day Grandpa.
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Hey Bro,
Deepest condolences…
Both of mine have been gone a very long time, and my father since 1985. I am now older than my father was when he lost the fight with pancreatic cancer. I held his hand when he died.
Too much remembering. Sometimes it hurts.
My condolences.
Best wishes, sincerest thoughts.
G.
My condolences, however late it may be now. ((hugs)) U know i am no stranger to ‘loss’, but i shall not say i know how u feel. My granddad passed away on father’s day last year.
Snark,My condolences,you are truley gifted ,for what your Grad Father has bestowed upon you with all his might & heart & soul…Carry on my friend ,thats what he would want you to do..God Speed..later…Dom