My Dad died 6 years ago today.

[GentryDixon]

The nurses in the emergency room were trying to determine if he was cognizant, so they asked him if he knew who the current President was. He said "Of course I know. He's the God damned son of a bitch who got us into this damn war!". That was my Dad. No dummy, he. ;-)

[wtbymark]

1. Mine, 9 years ago tomorrow

[livetohike]

2. A big toast to the memory of your Dad

:toast: and a :hug: for you.

I have a similar story of my Dad. He died on Nov. 8, 2004. His oncologist asked him on Nov. 5 if he knew who won the election. My Dad said, "Dumbo". His doctor asked him four times and he always replied "Dumbo". I had to tell her that this is how my Dad always referred to the Bushes since George H.W. Bush - . She laughed then. He absolutely refused to refer to him as "President" or even by his name.

[GentryDixon]

4. And a toast to you and yours.

Those old guys knew their stuff, didn't they?

[livetohike]

6. Yes they did

My Dad was a retired steelworker, WWII vet and good Democrat. I loved talking politics with him and I sure miss him.

[El Supremo]

3. Mine 7 years 2 months ago.

He would have said the same thing, but he didn't have to see it.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

5. Mine, 16 years ago tomorrow...

...I remember clearly, through the flood of thoughts and emotions at the time, "Thanks for holding on until after April Fool's Day."

Having loved one pass on a holiday really sucks...I posted this previously on DU, but my brother died of a massive heart attack on President Obama's inauguration day. On one hand, it makes it easy to remember. On the other...

:patriot:

[GentryDixon]

7. That's tough about your brother. Sorry

Such a glorious day to be so sad.

We buried by sister on Christmas Eve 9 years ago. I have not looked at Christmas the same since.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

11. Thank you...

...in retrospect, it really drove home the "end, and a new beginning" aspect that was so central to electing Barack Obama in the first place. My brother was a mess. His life was a tragedy. He ran from the mob years ago and relocated to North Carolina. I never knew how or why he was able to return to Massachusetts. Maybe the guy / guys he crossed died. Maybe he just figured "what the hell." But his life, from beginning to end, was "10 miles of bad road." Every road ends at some point. His did. As difficult as it is for me not to judge, I truly believe he's in a better place now (and I am a Christian who does NOT believe in Heaven...go figure).

As I get older, I find that the more I'm willing to let go of preconceived notions of what life is "all about" (like holidays), the more I'm able to climb on my board and ride the wave, no matter how big or crushing it might seem at the time.

:patriot:

[Raine]

15. Self-deleted ... posted in wrong place. nt

[jillan]

8. Ohhh - my dad would've had alot to talk about with your dad.

:toast: to having had wonderful fathers.

[roughsatori]

9. My Dad died three years ago. He was a Progressive member of the Democratic Party.

I really miss him, I loved him very much.

Before his surgery he said, to me, "Joe, keep an eye on that bastard Bush for me*."

My Dad had only a 5th grade education - but he loved Napoleonic and Civil-War history. He asked me to teach him about Kandinsky the year before he died. Showing him all the paintings, and observing his joy, was his last gift to me. Time to stop or I will cry.

My condolences about your Father.

[GentryDixon]

10. Thank you.

I never stop missing him. There is so much I would love to ask him.

I was watching the History Channel last night about the volcanic action of Yellowstone. His ashes are scattered up the Gros Ventre below Yellowstone where he spent his early years, and where we always went back to up until the last 10 years. He could very well tell me how the warm springs have changed since he was a child and used to bathe in them.

We don't realize the knowledge that goes with the passing of a loved one until it is too late.

[AndyA]

12. I lost my Dad last August.

It still seems strange at times that he isn't around.

And with everything that's happened since August, it seems like a very long time ago in some ways.

Dads are great.

[Goblinmonger]

13. My dad died 5 years ago last month.

He was a conservative a-hole. So it goes.

[applegrove]

14. Sorry.

[Raine]

16. Your father sounds like a great guy

:hug: My father died a year ago March 4, he was not able to vote in the GE but was able to vote absentee in the primary. I know he would be so thrilled that Obama won.

[greenbriar]

17. 12 years yesterday

hugs