08-12-2003, 08:06 PM
[cool]As many members on the Utah board know, I have been delayed in my return to Utah while caring for my parents. As of today, I am one step closer to fulfilling my responsibilities.
Dad was 85, worn out and finally just quit fighting for life this morning. At the end, he was not the man my mother married, nor the same man who instilled in me a love for fishing. That man has not been with us for some time now. We do not grieve his loss, and no condolences are necessary.
He was the first to put a fishing rod in my hands, and I was the last to put one in his. It was a long time between the first and second occasions...and it has been far too long since the latter.
If there is anything I would say it is to teach your kids to fish...and don't ever miss a chance to go fishing with either your kids or your dad. Someday, those trips may be all that is left of them...and of you.
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Dad was 85, worn out and finally just quit fighting for life this morning. At the end, he was not the man my mother married, nor the same man who instilled in me a love for fishing. That man has not been with us for some time now. We do not grieve his loss, and no condolences are necessary.
He was the first to put a fishing rod in my hands, and I was the last to put one in his. It was a long time between the first and second occasions...and it has been far too long since the latter.
If there is anything I would say it is to teach your kids to fish...and don't ever miss a chance to go fishing with either your kids or your dad. Someday, those trips may be all that is left of them...and of you.
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