for our fathers who are no longer with us

[Bertha Venation]

Dennis Lee Harris, September 6, 1939 - January 10, 2008

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[madrchsod]

1. my dad was my best friend...

i`ve tried to be the same with my sons and daughter.

[nolabear]

2. Ours was a difficult relationship. But he gave me some wonderful relatives.

It's like that sometimes. I'm at peace. He did what he could.

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. My dad, Wilfred....

May 25, 1927 - March 14 2007.

Warm, funny, gentle - witty and often surprising.

He used to take me to local parks when very young and walk me through gardens - so my gardening obsession started with him.

this is me, with he.



When I am out working in my garden, he is right there with me.....

He at Ocracoke Island, 2004

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[onestepforward]

4. My dad, Robert.

1937 - 1989

My best friend, confidant, adviser and safe place for me to fall.
I will always miss his unconditional love and support.

Happy Father's day, Dad.

[LongTomH]

5. My Dad, Thomas Clyde Huffman (Sr)

1922-1978. Survived the Great Depression; spent his teen years in a Civilian Conservation Corps camp after his family lost their farm.

You died much too young, Dad.

[mrmpa]

6. My Dad, Dan..........

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February 20, 1929-January 31, 2000.

Former Marine
Strong Democrat
Staunch Union member and defender of Unions.
Hated that fucking Reagan (Dad's words)

His youngest grandson and namesake recently graduated from high school. His graduation party was today, my brothers and I retold several Dad stories.

In retrospect, I think my Dad suffered from PTSD (Korean War Service). I think his drinking and bouts of anger were the result of this. He made sure none of his kids served in the military, though he served for 15 years. he said the worst thing a person could do is kill another person.

[Indi Guy]

7. God bless you Dad...

I never had a better friend & never met a better musician.



"Pete Teran"
Birth: Aug. 30, 1930
Buffalo, New York

Death: Dec. 10, 2009
St. Petersburg, Florida

[Mojorabbit]

8. My father Charles

Who was the best Dad in the world. I miss him terribly.
Happy Father's Day Pop!

[tofuandbeer]

9. My dad passed away from heart failure when he was only 64...I was 27.

I loved the guy, and miss him.

When I was working days and taking night classes for classical piano, my father would pick me up twice a week from my class (which was about 10 miles away), and we would listen to classical piano—along with great conversation.

At home, he would relax in a dark corner and smoke his pipe while listening to me play piano...and request his favorite one each time.
I cherish those times.

He was also a Christmas freak, which I carry with me: and each year that open the boxes of ornaments, lights, etc, I remember his childlike love of the winter holidays.

Love and miss you Dad! Happy Father's Day!

[moonbeam23]

10. My dad earned good karma

He had a good life and passed away peacefully in 2008 at the age of 93 after living a healthy, pain-free life...He lifted himself and his family out of hardscrabble farming poverty and became a dentist even after his education was interrupted when he go drafted for five years during the war...

He never refused to help anyone and if you came to him in pain and had no money he would take care of you...he would get up from the dinner table to go down and help someone who was just passing through after hours (our home number was in the phone book)...my ex used to say that he married the daughter of the only poor dentist in the state lol...

He was a wonderful husband and father and we all miss him dearly...

[No Vested Interest]

11. My dad, Neil - 1905-1975

An all-around good guy, who did his best for his family.

His own mother died within weeks of his birth, so he became the darling of many loving aunts.

An easy-going Irish-American, always proud of his Irish heritage, and wouldn't admit to being 1/4 German by way of a grandfather whose name had been changed to a more Irish/English one. Loved St. Patrick's Day. A good Democrat. A faithful Catholic.

He liked to sing the songs of the 20's - " Hard-hearted Hannah", "Barney Google", etc.

Didn't take good enough care of his health, though heart disease runs in the family.
Died suddenly following car trouble; thought he could walk the 1+ mile home from the bus stop on a blustery pre-Thanksgiving Day.

I plan to visit the cemetery tomorrow, where generations are buried, back to his great-grandfather.

[Half-Century Man]

12. For what it's worth

My father was career military, I grew up on bases around the world and learned from an early age that people come in and go out of your life on a regular basis. People are transient events to me.
My father told me each time he shipped off for Viet Nam, "You're the man of the house now", I took that seriously. my personal obligation to tasks borders on maniacal.
Shortly after he retired, I went in. He learned to relax.
When I got out, I had a completely military reference to the world, dampened by a sense of disillusion. It took a long time to learn to relax.
My father was diagnosed with colon cancer. And two men with a military frame of reference who had learned to relax, got to know one another.
It was too short a time father.
I'm sorry I couldn't cry when you died, I can't cry now. For better or worse; The personal obligations to the living are weightier than obligations to persons lost.
The strength you displayed during your cancer helped me survive mine.
I do miss you terribly.




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[Rhiannon12866]

13. John (Jack) Thomas - January 22, 1928 - November 30, 1990

I miss you, Daddy...

[femmocrat]

14. My dad.....

1922-1996. He died suddenly and way too young.

He was a WWII hero, having served in the Pacific. He and his five brothers all served at the same time. They built the house I grew up in.

He was an incredibly hard-worker who managed to put three kids through college even though he only had a tenth-grade education. He was the most generous person I ever knew.

I wish I had known him better and longer.

[annabanana]

15. smartest,strongest, most honest, most loving . . .RIP

8/18/20 - 12/22/09

[pipi_k]

16. Edgar

Wilfred DeGray.

July 18, 1925 - October 14, 2002

He had a difficult life. He was a complicated man with a wickedly awesome sense of humor at times.

[DFW]

17. Mid-1990s, when things seemed just a little less of a mess

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My dad, 1922-2000, and mom, 1927-2002

[Ron Obvious]

18. My father...

H. 1912 - 1997. A difficult life through difficult, turbulent times. For much of my life, we didn't get along very well. But we made friends after my mother died and we were very close the last 10 years of his life.

Fortunately, neither of us held grudges.

[life long demo]

19. My Dad

My dad was the kind of Father who when you did something wrong, would sit you down and tell you that he was disappointed, but still loved me. I was only 13 when Dad died at age 53, that was back in 1956 when being 13 was still a little kid. Daddy came from a big Irish Catholic family, Dad's mom was still living. When you're young like that you don't have any idea of how that affected his mom and brothers and sisters. So my Mom was left with 6 kids, the oldest had just gotten married, and the youngest two were just 3 and 6. Many, many years later my older sister told me that she remembers Daddy holding me when I was a baby and singing "I'll take you home again Kathleen" (my name). I dissolved in tears hearing that. If I had the ability to change anything in life, I would change that Daddy got sick and died when we needed him so much. Still hurts all these years later. Love you Daddy.

[OrwellwasRight]

20. My Dad

1929-1985. Divorced my mom when I was in 8th grade, died my senior year of high school.

Oiled my softball glove and took me to Bobby Sox games. Took me to cheerleading practice and taught me the rules of football. Was a great singer and never told me how off key I am every time I open my mouth. Couldn't stand conflict, whereas I can be an instigator. Fell asleep in his Lazy Boy Chair almost every night. My sister and I would wake him up so he could kiss us goodnight and he could go to bed in bed. He brought me home a puppy so I'd have something to share on pet day in kindergarten. He was a popular dad with the Brownies and Camp Fire Girls. Taught me how to fish and got super frustrated with me when I was grossed out by cleaning the guts out of the fish. When I was really, really bad, the scariest thing he could say was "Wait till your mother gets home."

Miss you dad!

[In_The_Wind]

21. My father

George Hoyt 1918 - 1970



A wonderful father who was a large part of my life ~ Theodore Robert Ciaccia 1/23/33 - 6/16/93
His 3 sons are: Theodore, Micheal, Robert.

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