Dear Daddy,

I miss you more than you'll ever know. We all do. There's not a day that goes by that you're not on my mind. I catch myself talking out loud to you - sometimes when I'm running or driving. I can just hear you say, "Hey Babe." That sweet, humble tone just radiates through me. It's so sweet to hear the girls talk about you as we all do so often. They'll say, "Pappy would love that," or "Pappy would be so proud of me," or "Pappy would think that's so funny."

You have instilled in us so many values - integrity, honesty, loving life. We have been so blessed to have had such a role model in you. You will always and forever be MY HERO. I LOVE YOU, DADDY.

Mom did a beautiful job with Daddy's grave marker. It is lovely.

Daddy always loved mums. They are all around our house in all different colors.

Some more...for him.

Did you ever know that you're my hero,

and everything I would like to be?

I can fly higher than an eagle,

'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

Fly, fly, fly high against the sky,

so high I almost touch the sky.

Thank you, thank you,

thank God for you, the wind beneath my wings.

("Wind Beneath My Wings" by Bette Midler)

Dedicated to: Daddy From: Me