[Cboldt]

You did good, and were blessed. My sympathy on your loss.

[knittnmom]

What a beautiful tribute! Thanks for posting that.

[SMARTY]

“...the more years a person has had with his or her parent, the bigger the hole.”

So true.

My mother is gone now (left us in April 2014) and she was 90. We lived together in the last 13 years and for most of the last 3 years, her health was declining almost daily.

I am still stunned and miss her constantly...there are paths in my heart that belong to only her.

[halo66]

It was a pleasure to read about your father...you and your family are in my prayers.

[lonestar]

You’re a good reflection on your parents.

[Jane Long]

Sweet and touching tribute to his dad, by Mr Prager. Thanks.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Mr. Prager must have been an exceptional man, considering how his son turned out.

[beachn4fun]

Another of the greatest generation has passed on, locally:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3197073/posts

[null and void]

Bump. With gratitude.

[Arlis]

Prager is one of my favorites. Incredible insight and wisdom.

And now we see where it originated.

My parents closely parallelled his. Dad born 1917, died in his sleep peacefully with no disease other than a bad memory at 93, loved my mom above all for almost 69 years....told her he loved her every day - and was a model for me to do the same. He also was WWII Navy, becoming a Captain in the reserves.

I wasn’t going to say much at his funeral, but in preparing, I realized what God had given me as never before. My dad wasn’t just a good man, a moral man, a man of deep character that was beloved by almost everyone who knew him. Everyone respected him.

He was a great man. Yes. Great. I’d eulogize him all over again, but this isn’t the forum for that. It’s enough to say, he was a great man. Only the grace of God that I would have such a father.

We had our issues, battles, misunderstandings and more. But the last 3 years were perfect and made up for the rough ones.

I tried to get him to tell his story with someone else doing the recording, but he never did it. I wish he had.

This thread pushes me to tell my kids my story since I am now pushing 70......

[CrazyIvan]

One of the finest tributes I have ever read. We should all try to live our lives in such a way that we will be spoken of like this.

[The Great RJ]

I also lost my father at age 96 nine years ago. He too lived a long productive life as an old time country doctor caring for literally generations of families in my home town. He and my mother were married for 50 years. The thoughts in this article very much echo my own experience with his death.

[Sans-Culotte]

Another eloquent piece by Dennis. R.I.P., Mr. Prager, Sr.

[Yaelle]

If Dennis’s father had any influence at all on his son, he was a tzaddik (holy, worthy person) indeed. RIP Max Prager.

May Dennis be comforted as all mourners should be.