[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

May God bless all of you with a desire for knowledge and truth.

[HairOfTheDog]

Very sorry for your loss.

[areafiftyone]

So sorry for your loss. Prayers for you and your family. May your father Rest in Peace!

[originalbuckeye]

So sorry for your loss but understand your situation. WW2 vet and POW Dad passed in 1996. Mom, in much the same situation as your dad, passed 4 weeks ago. The generation that is swiftly leaving us left many of us with a great moral foundation. Many in our generation left behind our parents philosophy for a complete hedonistic point of view. Happily, many of our children are coming back to their roots and are, unselfishly, taking responsibility for the betterment of our country. May your dad rest in peace; he has certainly earned it.

[Halls]

I'm so sorry to hear that. I know how hard it is to lose a loved one like that. I lost my favorite grandfather who was a WWII Vet as well back in September and it was tough stuff. May God bless your family during this hard time.

[jigsaw]

May God bless your Dad.   Before I was born he was risking his life so we all could be free.   He, and great Americans like him, are always in my thoughts and prayers.   My sincere condolences.

[alnick]

It sounds like God blessed you with a wonderful father. God be with you as you deal with the loss. I'm happy for you that you have confidence that he has passed to a better place.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Condolences on the death of your Dad. We are all diminished by the loss of such a man.

[Finny]

God bless you with comfort and strength, as He surely blessed all of us with your dad's presence on this earth. Your dad -- and mine (also a WWII Navy vet), and millions of their brave and corageous contemporaries -- fought for MY freedom, for YOUR freedom, for all of us. They will always be honored in our memories. My dad, thank God, is still with us. I am like you in that much of what I express here and cherish about the world, I learned from him. I empathize and sympathize with you. Your dad lives on in you and in the words you have written and will continue to write on Free Republic.

[Toby06]

I'm sorry for your loss, FRiend. The pain will be less noticeable in time, I hope.

[TXBSAFH]

Prayers from TX

[fredhead]

My deepest condolences for your loss. Paryers up for you and your family.

I preparing myself for that inevitable day. My parents are 86 and 80, and their health is failing. It is something we all must face, but nothing makes it any easier.

[immigration lady]

My condolences are with you. God bless you and your family. It sounds like your dad was an awesome man. He will sit in a seat of glory and will watch over you.

[immigration lady]

My condolences are with you. God bless you and your family. It sounds like your dad was an awesome man. He will sit in a seat of glory and will watch over you.

[skeeter]

Thanks for telling us about your dad. May we even come close to living up to his standards.

[Auntbee]

Sorry for your loss. Your father sounds like a great man.

[day10]

Prayers up for you and yours. May God grant you the peace that surpasses all understanding - as he has done for me and many others.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Prayers.

[hiredhand]

I'm so sorry that your Dad died. He sounds like an incredible person. Don't worry...you'll see him again! :-)

[fatima]

I am sorry MeneMeneTekelUpharsin.He was a wonderful,God rest his soul,Fatima

[Samwise]

All mankind is of one author and is one volume;
when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book,
but translated into a better language;
and every chapter must be so translated.
God employs several translators;
some pieces are translated by age, some by sickness,
some by war, some by justice;
but God's hand is in every translation,
and his hand shall bind up all our scattered leaves again for that library where every book shall lie open to one another.

--John Donne