Happy Birthday Dad

Originally posted by Hilary
Hi Carman,

So sorry to hear that your Dad died very young no age at all, my Dad was 73 when he died, but miss him every day, I guess its so sad for me because he had gone back to PEI for the last time to see his Family .....only he never got back home to "US" as he died while over on the Island , and Mum and I never knew he had died until a good week later, due to a cockup in the Telegramn not getting to us in time
........ I sure would give the world to be able to give both my Parents a big hug , a simple little thing like that, I miss so much , oh and my Dads Funny jokes

Hilary

Timing ... sigh.

I love the memories I have of my times with him. I have a powerful urge to visit his gravesite now and say a proper good-bye to him. I never got to ... yet. I was in BC ... and circumstances were awkward ... so ... at 50, the time has come.

You know, the last time I saw him in person, I was 11. I still hear his laughter. Wonderful sounds. The gruffness, emotional, superb gentleness of his voice when we first acknowledged each other as father-daughter. I'm lucky I had what little I did, and treasure it all.

Every parent child story is so different. And important, hey?

sigh.