For Fathers' Day

I want to pause for a moment to wish the important men in my life a very Happy Fathers' Day. 

First, to the love of my life...my best friend...thank you for being a great father and role model to our son.

Second, to my own father, who left this earth much too soon.  You were the best father a girl could ever hope for.  You lived for your wife and kids and it showed.  I love and miss you, Dad!

Next, to my dear father-in-law.  You are a wonderful example of Christian love.  You have accepted me as a daughter from day one, and for that I love you!

Dave and Ed...you both mean a lot to us!  Thanks for being there.

If you are fortunate enough to still have your father, please call him and let him know how much he means to you!  Life is too short...time waits for no one.

Hero

For the United States of America, December 7th will always be infamous for the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the beginning of WWII for our country.

Unfortunately, for my family, December 7 took on a whole new meaning in 1993. My father, our own personal hero, passed away.

Daddy, you are missed more than words can ever say.

Dad

• Read the phone book where ever The Man and I lived and knew the area better than we did
• Loved Disney World
• Had a 'nest' around his chair filled with travel books and maps
• Was always home for dinner
• Was a fabulous Didad (say...'Did Dad') to The Boy
• Had a very dry sense of humor
• Was a very fair principal...didn't like to hear about a student's past mistakes
• Put family first
• Loved to travel
• Was a man of very few words
• Left this earth way too soon
• Is missed more than he'll ever know