Of course like my Father, your Father lived through so many things, the Depression, WWII, The Korean War, the Space Age, an endless number of events.
I still remember my Parents amazement when the Apollo Mission landed on the Moon. My Brother and I looked at them and said, it's about time, what took them so long? They didn't think it was ever going to be a possibility. LOL
Simply amazing when you think about it.
My Father was blessed with good health throughout his Life. He survived serving in the South Pacific in WWII, 60 Years of Alcoholism gaining his Sobriety at age 79 and being diagnosed with Lymphoma at age 82 and achieving Remission from the Disease after only one round of Chemotherapy.
He had to have emergency Surgery for a twisted Bowel and came out of it with flying colors. Unfortunately, he suffered a Heart Attack while in Recovery. In a matter of hours he was gone. I figured he would live to be 100.
I am happy that you were able to spend those last 18 Months sharing a common bond with your Father. You probably ended up knowing more about his in that time than you knew your entire Life.
I have found Photos, notes and Letters in my Father's mementos that showed me a side of him and my Late Mother that I never knew. At age 63, it was an eye opener for me.
God Bless my FRiend.
Thank you for your kind thoughts and sharing that about your Father. I am glad he was able to get his absentee ballot in.
Dad and I were pretty close all ours lives and looked at most issues about the same. We did indeed have a ball those 18 months. My Father was a self taught Architect, Engineer, designer and builder. He took to Trump because in his words, they spoke the same language and both were builders.
One thing that I knew about was that there was a woman that he had thought very highly of that he knew from High School.
For different reasons they never were able to be together. Late in life after my Mother had died and then at 91 when he got a permanent separation from the 2nd wife they reconnected to a degree.
After he passed away and at the urging of my brother and sister, I wrote her to send her DVD copies of the Tribute and Funeral Service, I told her how important she had been in his life and that he had never forgotten her. She is herself 91 and alone, we all felt she should know and I am glad I could do that one last thing for him.
God Bless you and remember the good times you had with your Father. I know I will with mine.