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PuffinGin
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Sorry for your loss, Lisa. Your dad sounds like a great man. With 11 children he could easily have been too busy to spend time with his kids, teaching them to enjoy nature, fishing, outdoor activities and just kept you all fed and clothed. He was truly a gift to his family to teach about the balance of life. May your memories of special times together, things he taught you be cherished and carried forever in your heart. Sounds like he had a profound effect on you and your entire family and your approach to life. If you feel the need to share more about him, know that many of us here would welcome your stories about him, lessons you learned from him and of your times together.
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Savage Voyageur
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So sorry for your loss Lisa. From your words he sounded like a great man. I will keep you in my thoughts.
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jcavenagh
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My thoughts and prayers go out to you and all your family.
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HowardSprague
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Very sorry for your loss. I hope your good memories never fade.
And thank you for the perspective. I often find myself ticked off or griping - or even unenthused - about a bunch of my 10 year old daughter's activities, knocking out plans I may have had,....I appreciate the reminder that one day I'll miss those things. And how important her childhood memories will be.
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andym
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Lisa, I’m so sorry for your loss. Just today I was thinking how much I’d love to have one more talk with my Dad. Or one last chance to go sailing. But I still have the chance to do the things we loved together because of what he taught me. Sounds like you will be doing the same. And I agree with your advice about teaching our daughters all those things. My father-in-law was like that too. And I so appreciate that. He raised a great partner for tripping and the rest of life’s adventures. My wish for you is strength for the days ahead.
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johndku
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Reading your post I'd say your father raised some wonderful kids. God Bless.
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Canoearoo
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I'm so sorry. I'm praying for you
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GeoFisher
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Man, so so sorry for your loss :( .
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mjmkjun
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A touching tribute. Those are some beautiful last words you expressed to your dad. God's Blessings to you all while you go through the healing process of grief.
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Jackfish
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My deepest sympathies to you and your family. Your beautiful post makes me think of my kids, especially my daughters. Hoping that I've been a good dad to them and that they have similar feelings.
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waterdog
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Wishing you comfort and joy-filled memories. I am so sorry for your loss.
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bfurlow
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So sorry to hear about your loss.
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yogi59weedr
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Lisa,
Rememberthe goodtimes, and he will live forever..
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treehorn
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Jackfish: "My deepest sympathies to you and your family. Your beautiful post makes me think of my kids, especially my daughters. Hoping that I've been a good dad to them and that they have similar feelings."
Exactly my thoughts.
Thanks for the reminder that I need to be good to my daughter (and sons).
If they can say about me what you just said about your dad when I'm gone, I'll call it a successful life.
Take care, my condolences are with you.
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Thwarted
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Very sad for you. I lost my dad in March at the age of 94 and that was too soon. 69 is way too soon to say good bye.
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jcavenagh
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I think my post doesn't belong here.
It was just an old man's musings.
Never mind.
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djwillco
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So sorry to hear this Lisa! My condolences. Thanks for the reminder and encouragement to all us dads as well. Happy for you that you had one who was a standard bearer for the rest of us. May your memories of him bring light to the dark times.
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BSW
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Thank you everyone for your kind words. We did it. Made it through the day. Super tough when a two year old Great Grandson keep asking where grandpa's shoe were..they are under the covers (under the lid). "Then shhh...grandpa is sleeping and then bye bye grandpa. Bye grandpa I love you." That's right little one. We all love him.
My mom wrote a note for him and put it in his new fishing license he never got to use. The great - grandkids put a deck of cards in and we all put quarters in the drawer in the coffin so he could play cards in heaven.
We are at peace. I will miss him every day until I see him again. I will wait to feel his presence when the sun sets on the water, when the sun rises through the trees and reaches me in my deer stand and when I listen to loons call. I know he is with me now and always.
Thanks for listening.
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shock
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He sounds like a wonderful father and person , very sorry for your loss , always difficult losing a parent . Darryll
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nctry
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No greater gift to a dad than a daughter that shares in his outdoor adventures. You had to have made him pretty happy.
Sorry for your loss... Guy or gal... Dad or mom... Losing a parent is pretty tough. I still think about calling my dad when I'm about to do something or whatever. I suppose I should take his phone number out of my contacts since he's been gone five years.
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BSW
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My father passed away Sunday. We have to bury him tomorrow. What a legacy he left with 11 children, 21 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren. Almost every single one of them got to see him and hug him and say I love you dad, grandpa and big grandpa. At 6'9 he was a gentle giant. To me he was everything.
To all you dads out there..take time for your daughters. Tell them how wonderful they are. My last words to dad were Thank you ... Thank you for being the best dad I could ever hope for, thank you for teaching me to fish. Thank you for taking me hunting at 9 years old..being patient when I wanted to talk about everything. Explaining why I needed to be silent and still in a way that made me want to be that way for you.
I don't post often, but have been on here for what seems like forever, reading, learning, laughing, grieving with you and your losses.
Thank you for reading about my loss.
~Lisa
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Sandman2009
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Lisa,
I am sorry to hear about your loss. It sounds like your Father was a loving, caring, and patient man. It is wonderful that he introduced you to the outdoors at a young age. I hope someday my daughter will feel the same way about me.
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BSW
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ozarkpaddler: "Sorry for your loss, sounds like he too was fortunate to have such a loving son? "
I'm looking past my sadness and heavy heart and telling myself you just didn't fully read my post and we're not intentionally being mean. :-) I am the 9th of 11 children, the fourth daughter ..but he did have 7 sons.
Thank you
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Mocha
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sorry for your loss. fathers, mothers, siblings, friends... all hard to lose. prayers for your family.
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DrBobDerrig
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A great legacy...and a life to be celebrated.
11 kids....that is a workout...pretty easy to get ignored when you are one of the 11
dr bob
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3Ball
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Sorry to hear of your loss. Your loving post was touching.
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ozarkpaddler
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BSW: "ozarkpaddler: "Sorry for your loss, sounds like he too was fortunate to have such a loving son? "
I'm looking past my sadness and heavy heart and telling myself you just didn't fully read my post and we're not intentionally being mean. :-) I am the 9th of 11 children, the fourth daughter ..but he did have 7 sons.
Thank you"
OOPS! My apologies, Lisa!
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sueb2b
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Sorry for your loss. It sounds like you had a wonderful father, and one who has given you much to cherish.
One of my best, but most bittersweet, memories was being able to have one last conversation with my father. Among other things, I thanked him for sharing his love of the outdoors with me. I know he'd love hearing about the trips that I still take.
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ozarkpaddler
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Sorry for your loss, sounds like he too was fortunate to have such a loving son?
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