Happy Father's Day! Remembering my father today in a bit of a different way.

 

Wishing all of the fathers, and those who are role model fathers for others, a wonderfully happy Father's Day 2020! 
This Father's Day is unlike any other, however, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continuing across America, and indeed around the world. 

I do feel confident, though, that our 21st Century resources being utilized by professionals in the fields of science and medicine are the best equipped in history to meet and ultimately conquer the challenges presented by this deadly disease. 

It does help though, to have a supportive and loving father by our side to reassure and guide us through it.  

But, that is not possible for many of us is it, for one reason or another.

For those of us who have lost our father, please know he is only a thought away if we so desire to ponder what he has meant to us.  We have our memories, photographs, artifacts, his life history, and all he shared with us that offer a cradle of comfort whenever we choose to draw nearer to them.  If you have studied your father's life then you know about his occupations, hobbies, his character, insights, education, sports affiliations, accomplishments, and his triumph over tragedies that made him unique and strong.  

So, one way we can honor our father is to share what we know about him and his life.  We can do that in different settings -- privately or publicly. 

One public way to offer honor and respect for a deceased father is to post an online memorial for him.  

I chose to do that on "Find A Grave".  

I created my father's memorial several years ago, but today I decided it was overdue for me to take the next step and sponsor it.  

The cost wasn't much, $5.00, but it enables removal of any pop-up advertisements on his memorial page.  It also permits me to post more photographs than the normal limit of 5.  I felt good about doing that as a small gesture.  It was my small way of conveying my appreciation for his love and concern for me during our time together.  

So, thank you daddy for being a role model for me, for all of your loving support and concern for my welfare, for your grins and hugs, and for teaching me how to properly catch fish and worms!

  

Here is my Find A Grave memorial for my father, Harry Limes.    

Remembering my father, Harry Limes, on Father's Day 2018

It was 30 years ago, on March 22, 2018, when my dear father departed this life a few months shy of his 84th birthday.  He died due to having prostate cancer.  I remember his saying that he had hoped he would make it to age 90.  Sadly, that did not happen for him.  

But, for the past 30 years, and as long as I live and have my mind and memories, I will remember him, and take comfort on days like Father's Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, and his birthday, to devote more time to reflecting on him and his words of wisdom given to me over the years; not the least of which was: "always live within your means."  

My father lived during the Roaring 20s and the Great Depression.  The 1930s was a much different type of decade to live through with its austerity and hardships that meant an adjustment from the carefree and less stressful decade that had ended with a crash; quite literally, when the U. S. Stock Market crashed in October of 1929.  I know my father's lifestyle altered drastically during the 1930s; but I also know he found ways to cope and make it a time to try new things and start a new line of work that would last the rest of his life. 

Sharing here my "Find A Grave" memorial that I created for my father., Harry Limes.  He was named after his mother's youngest brother, Harry Lombard.  The memorial includes a biography about my father's life that I compiled from personal knowledge and extended research about him.  I can only hope that he would be pleased, and it would meet with his approval.