Dad T-Boned....Now gone.

[eternal21]

My condolences

[tom4bren]

My God. Vette, I'm so sorry your Dad's gone. And while words can never sufficiently express our sympathies, please take at least some small consolation from our trying.

Thoughts and prayers brother,
-V

Hello Vette,

"Life is not the end but a new beginning" ...and all of us have to "begin" at some point.

I hope you and your family find strength to cope with this situation. Just remember the good times that you had with your father ,and I am sure he is somewhere protecting you and your family. Give your mom a BIG hug from the VX family, and remember the laugh and smile of your father....he was always with you ,and he will always remain in you. My best wishes Vette.

Your family will be in my prayers,
Jheyson,

It's always hard to find the words at moments like these but I think that these 2 family members said it best.

You & your family are in our prayers.

[WormGod]

Sorry for your loss.

[VX MileHigh]

I am very sorry for your loss. It wasn't that long ago I lost my father and I know how I felt then. I can't imagine your feelings right now.

[KRemo]

So sorry

[Anita]

I'm very sorry to hear such news. My heartfelt condolences go to you,your loved ones and those others who were touched by your father's life.

[89Vette]

I appreciate all the well-wishers. It was a shock. It doesn't quite seem real. And, I keep replaying what might have happened, what should/could have been better in our lives, and that it can't be undone.

Still, I know he was heading toward harder and harder times. His health was causing him a lot of pain and he was such a lover of westerns, JWayne, and going out with style. I know one of his favorite movies was the Shootist.

He really liked the idea of going out in a blaze. Not quite the same thing here, but much closer to what he wanted than losing mobility, being in pain, and only being able to watch as the final part of his life passed by.

He was a man of a different age/generation...one who should have lived in the "Old West". That's how we'll be celebrating his life tomorrow -- as that's how he always wished he could have lived.

If you remember Rooster Cogburn in True Grit (either the final fence-jumping seen or where he rode across the field in battle), you'll instantly know the spirit of my Dad.

Sure he'll be missed, but I also know that kind of spirit can't have it any other way.

Cheer's dad! May you have peace soaring in the clouds.

Gregg

[VX KAT]

Fill your hands you son of a beotch!
May your father 's spirit enjoy his dreams of the wild west!