THE WORLD LOST A GOOD ONE

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My dad was a Korean War veteran, and he was able to be on the Honor Flight in the Fall of 2023.  

Two people very in love even after many years together and a massive stroke

My dad passed away on Tuesday.  The past 1-2 years he had been  experiencing a decline in his health.  In June he entered into hospice care but still was able to to remain in his home until his last 24 hours.  

My grief of losing a parent isn’t as intense because it isn’t a tragic loss because of being unexpected and/or too young.  My dad lived to be 93 years old and 90 of those years he was very healthy, strong and active. 

My grief is more about it being the end of an era.  I can't believe it's over.  I've had him in my life for 55 years, and now that part of my life s done. But I keep telling myself the sadness is actually a blessing bc it means the memories were so great❤️.  And he’s with Jesus (and my mom) and whole in heaven again- what a miracle!

Here are 2 things about my dad:

1. He was a great dad: he taught me how to live out my faith in Jesus in my day to day life.  He taught me how to be hardworking and to treat people with kindness and respect.  

He expected much from me, but he also gave me much love and support as I tried to do my best.

2.  He was a great husband: My parents were always a team that worked and had fun together.  My whole life I was able to observe how they loved and respected one another.  However, when my mom suffered her stroke in 2019, my dad stepped forward as the most amazing caregiver.  He worked hard to help my mom through her therapy so that she would be able to return to their house.  This was after a year of being in a nursing home trying to regain strength and relearn basic skills.  When she came home, she needed 24/7 care and that is what my dad provided, with some help from caregivers and us kids.  But he was the primary one to care for her.  And he did that hard work with love, patience, and kindness.  He was an amazing example to me and to our kids.  

He will be dearly missed, but we are so happy that he is in Heaven rejoicing with His Savior.  He is healthy and healed and will never have to experience pain or suffering again.  Thank you Jesus!

The world lost a good one this week!