My condolences to you and your family.

so sorry to hear that... alot of people having a bad start to this year....I like the way you celibrated his life. My thoughts are with you....

sorry for your loss

sorry for you loss.....t&p's sent

It sounds like you guys had great times. My thoughts and prayers go to your family.

Sorry to hear this.

sorry to hear it. Sounds like he was a great dad.

Sorry for your loss.

My condolences and prayers to you and your family.

Sorry for your loss

Sorry for the loss to you and your family.

Sorry for your loss. Sounds like he has a great family!

So sorry to hear, but glad you got to be there in the end.

Thoughts and prayers -- hang on to all those great memories.

Your father was a very lucky man. It sounds like he created a wonderful family. Warmest thoughts to you all.

Sorry for your loss...

I am sorry for your loss. I hope we all may be surrounded by our loved ones at the time of our passing. Parkinson's disease touched our family as well. It's a bitch on everyone.

just now saw this~~~

having had my father, two grandparents, an aunt, and an uncle die
from cancer related(one was leukemia) diseases, and watching them
emaciate away to become distant shadows of their vigorous selves,,,,,

it TRULY was a Blessing, for their sakes and for ours, to have the pain be over and to have them be at eternal rest. i learned very early(grandparents when 6&7) that Death is as much a part of Life as living it is, that while we are here we are to aprreciate this Blessing of Grace and Time, and to make the MOST of our Faith, family, and friends so that the entirity of one's Life is a celebration to be cherished and lifted up in one's final hours.

sounds like your Family gets this,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,our deepest condolences to you and them.
how cool to hear of the closeness you shared with your Dad!!!

Thanks for all the wonderful comments... it is tough to watch great people becoming shadow of their former selves.... but i have all the great memories and some pictures that will always remind me of how much my dad meant to me... he is in a better place and I hope he is enjoying himself ....


Chris

Very sorry for your dad's passing, Chris.

I'm also very thankful for your inspirational words in this thread. They are helping me in my own time of grief. Death of a parent, for both of us, seems to have been a mixed experience--a mourning of a passing and a celebration of a long life, well-lived.

Peace to you.

Sorry to hear about your loss my condolences.

Sorry for your loss, Parkinsons is a dreadful disease my Dad also had it for the same amount of time before passing along. It was great that you and your family could be there with him.

Saddened to hear of your loss. Tides change, but your memories of him will go on. All the best to you and your crew.

May God embrace youre Dad and leave you with many fond and loving memories.

thoughts and prayers to you and the family