Missy posted a condolence
Sunday, April 3, 2022
I miss you Dad. Not surprised you waited until after midnight to pass away on April Fool’s Day! You always had a joke at the ready… most made us roll our eyes but you loved to make people laugh! So many memories rolling around my head as I drove home last night. Camping trips with bear encounters, teaching me to fish - I hated holding a wiggly worm so you showed me how to stab it on a rock, teaching us how to ski and making PB&Js and chocolate milk for lunch in the ski lodge, You coached my softball team, were my catcher for as long as I wanted to practice pitching which made me a better pitcher, were a tough tennis opponent, set up a discus circle in the backyard to help me practice, always interrogated my dates, taught Sean and I how to properly handle firearms (and intimidated my dates with your gun collection), taught me to drive, passed along your sweat genes - ewww thanks for that, and always told me how proud you were of my accomplishments! I can’t imagine life without you now. But I’m so happy you’re at peace, so fortunate you were my parent, and so blessed to have your example to follow. I love you Dad!
