Sorry for your loss! I thoroughly understand the depth of such losses. I lost my mom about 20 years ago, and my dad shortly after.

I'm sorry for your loss. My wife and I are also in the position of taking care of a parent. Bless you for taking care of your father and making sure he knew he was loved.

You have my deepest condolences at your dad's passing...I lost mine almost three years ago, and it is still hard...prayers for comfort and strength.

You have my condolences Leonidas.

I’m so sorry for your loss. The words always sound trite, but I mean them to the bottom of my heart.
I love my parents fiercely. Sometimes it seems to take a loss in order to genuinely understand how much you’ve lost, and still stand to lose. I spend as much time as I can with/around them. Was actually down visiting with them last night.
How lucky you were to have your father so closely intertwined in your life the last year, and have the honor and ability to care for him.

Thanks for the heartfelt post. I truly appreciate the sentiments of which you speak. I still have mom and dad. They are 83 and 91 respectively. I see them regularly, and speak with them more often. I always tell them I love them, and I know that they love me. While both are healthy I know that the day is coming, and I dread it.

God bless you, and your wife and family. I'm terribly sorry to hear of your loss. Remember him fondly, live your life with the lessons he taught you, and remember the example he gave.

My condolences on your father.

Leonidas - I lost my father 10 years ago.

Think you mentioned that you wished you could ask your Dad for advice or ideas - You can. I do it. Something like “What would Dad do?” and his voice comes through in my head.

Like you, my Dad had much in the way of advice and hard learned wisdom to share. His many lessons are there, waiting for you to remember them.

The best of him is now in you. Share that person with others, show them what a great man he was...

So sorry for your loss. Lost my dad to cancer 40 years ago. Miss him every day.

I am sorry for your loss. My Dad died from cancer in 1999 and I still miss him to this day.

Very sorry for your loss! On the 25th of this month, it will have been 23 years since my dad passed, he was 55 and me 26 at the time. A day does not go by that I don't think of him. It does get better, just takes some time.

So sorry for your loss. 51 years ago the Red Cross contacted me and said that my dad had died at work. When I returned stateside I realized that the best man I knew was gone.I'm sure you feel the same way. Prayers for you and your family.

Denny

My dad left on November 5th 1971, while I was four thousand miles away. I miss him, and think about him every day of my life.

Now you have joined those of us whose beloved dad is only in our memories.

I'm sure that they, like mine, are good ones.

I'm so sorry for your loss, and I know the absolute vacuum of "completeness" it temporarily leaves. It sounds like you were a good and dutiful son, and your Dad would be proud.

leonidas211, thank you for the thoughtful opening post, good advice there. A fine tribute to a good man. Someone else commented about all of the sadness being posted lately, I've been thinking the same thing.

My mom had a massive stroke Christmas morning 2015. She passed a few days later. Her funeral was new years day 2016.

Dad went into the hospital exactly 2 years later. New years day 2018 and passed a week later, his body just finally gave out on him, even though his spirit fought to go on. The holidays have since lost much of their appeal for me.

After dad passed I was unable to find a good home for their cat. I'd known that kitty for 14 years and for some reason he had always LOVED me. Mom used to even refer to him as "Danny's cat". Well, he came home with me and became part of my household. He was the friendliest and most sociable and well adjusted cat I've ever known. He passed away 2 months ago of natural causes. Strange how that affected me. I guess he was sort of a final living link between my parents and me. Seems I wasn't quite done grieving yet.

I still have both of their last voice mails to me saved on my phone. It is nice to hear there voices still from time to time.

I just went through this in late March, and I know the overwhelming feelings and emotion that you are going through.
Know that people are praying for you and your family.
I found great solace when someone would say that.
I hope you do, too.

Condolences on the loss of your Dad, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family

My Dad passed last year at 93, thankfully in his home and peacefully in his sleep. My mom and both my wife's parents passed 10 years ago. I thought these had prepared my for my Dad, but was somewhat different. They are all missed.

My condolences sir.

As I predicted, this place reacted with all the class I have come to know. No surprise. I appreciate all the comments, especially those that recognize how important it is to call, if you can.

I had 69 years with him. Some of the posts here reflect that I was lucky. Some of you had far less time, I grieve for you even if I am struggling with my own grief.

I will tell you that his dog is being well cared for with my mom. He is 17 years old and still thinks he is a puppy, I can tell he misses my dad.

Thank you for all the comments.

I am so sorry for your loss...your family is in our prayers. My sister and I lost our dad just after Thanksgiving last year, and we were very close. Our mother passed away in 2007 from breast cancer.

Last week, I had a bear in my yard, and it stole/destroyed a couple of bird feeders. I literally picked up to phone to call my dad and tell him...it was so weird. It made feel me feel better that my sister has done the same thing, and tried to call him for some reason, before "remembering" and stopping herself, as I did. We'll always miss and love our parents.

Again...we will be praying for you and your family.