Thank you Veneratio and SC. He was my Grandfather, not my dad. I notice alot of people use the name Pap for Dad. I must come from a different generation. He suffered through out the years from his Parkinson's and eventually his body and mind weren't working well together. Being there when he passed added closure to the years of seeing him with his illness. I googled "quotes for strength" or something like that and found this:

"If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together.. there is something you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. but the most important thing is, even if we're apart.. i'll always be with you.” -Christopher Robin to Pooh

This is from Easter, 2006


This is from Labor Day, 2008

You know, we always called each other good fellas. Like you said to, uh, somebody, :You're gonna like this guy. He's all right. He's a good fella. He's one of us.: You understand? We were good fellas.