Goosefish,

Truely sorry for your lose. It will get better with time but will never go away. Last week Dec 6th was the 25th year without my dad. He also died in a traggic auto accident at 60 with my uncle and 3 good friends, 5 total. I was 18 at the time. He was the best dad there was. Not much of a fisherman but loved to sail and did his best to satisfy my fishing needs with trolling off the sailboat when I was a kid. Now I'm finding it hard to bring up those thoughts.

Stay strong and takecare of your mom.

Sincerely,
Jon

Thank you guys so much. So damn sad.

A woman called my mom this morning. She was at the scene of the accident. She got in the car with my father, stroked his hair, talked to him. Then he was gone. My mom told me this story. It's both beautiful and sad. So damn sad.

So sorry for your loss...

My deepest condolences for your untimely loss.

Jon

Very sorry for your lose John.

There is no way to be prepared for such a sudden tragedy. Share the lose with your mother and the rest of the family and friends. It will help you and all of them to voice your feelings to eachother.

My deepest sympathies to you and your family.

I'm very sorry for your loss. I was looking at pictures two weeks ago of a trip to some of my family took to Ireland when I was 4-5 yrs old, 1973-74. There was a picture in the bunch of me and my Dad taking a ferry over the Shannon River. In the picture I'm looking at the camera, he's got his hand on my shoulder but he's looking at me, not the camera. I now know what he was thinking because I recognize the look on his face, it's the face I have on when I'm looking at my own son. He died in 1981 when i was 12. John, I say this because it sounds like you had an awesome relationship with your Dad. It's that relationship and those memories that will always keep him in your life. Once again, I'm sorry for your loss.

John,
My kindest thoughts to you and your mom. She
will feel his loss the most. Fifty years of marriage...
Big Fish's advice is good, get his photos out and even
bring some item he owned for his friends at the wake.
It's what he may have wanted. Take care of your mom.
God bless.

Take comfort from knowing your post will move many to get closer to their families and Cherish the time they have together a little more. I am sorry for your loss and my thoughts are with you and your family.
Ed

Sorry, very sorry.

This is so true.

very sorry for your loss

So sorry to hear this, my thoughts and prayers are with you.
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Take solice in the fact that someone was at the scene John.....offering comfort to your Dad at that moment. I feel for you.

wow, really sorry to hear about this. Speechless.

my condolences to you and your family :(

Makes one remember to cherish all the times you have together with family. My thoughts and prayers are with you in this tough time.

John,

With a heavy heart, my deepest sympathies for you and your family.


Rich Morris

my condolences on your loss.

My condolences.

I am very sorry for your lose. It can't be easy right now. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.

I am very sorry for your loss. Having lost my dad around the same time last year I know how tough the holidays can be. It helped me to remember and talk about the good times I had with him. You and your family will be in my prayers this holiday season.
Ryan

Sorry for your loss. Remember the good times, especially those special family moments you had with your Dad.

my condolences

Goosefish,

I am very sorry to hear of the death of your dad. That's hard. We don't know eachother, but your post sort of got to me. I work in an ICU in a big, urban hospital, and unfortunately we see patients die. I am not sure why, but it seems comforting to me to know someone has not died alone. I have placed my palm on a dying patient's forehead, just to let them know there is another, caring human presence. I have no idea if it's helpful for them, maybe it just helps me. Under those frightening circumstances of a car wreck, it's amazing that a stranger was able to do that.

Maybe it will help to know that there's folks thinking about you and your mom right now.

Peace

Sorry for your loss, T&P to you and your Mom

Im very sorry to hear this news. My condolences to you and your family. Carry on with all the good your dad taught you, it will help keep your head up during these tough times.

My condolences, thoughts and prayers. It always amazes me how fleeting life is and how much we take it for granted.

Just said a prayer for you and your family. Take care of your mom and each other.

Sorry for your loss, my thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. I know how tough it is to lose a close family member, I lost my father this time a year a few years back to a battle with cancer..
I can tell ya that the photo collage suggestion might help ya out, go through some photos and remember the times you both spent together.It helped me out a great deal.He will live on through your memories.
My condolences
Ryan

I'm so sorry for your loss.

I am so sorry for your loss. Know that you and your family are in my prayers.

MY Deepest Condolences to you and your family, my father pasted a years ago. It's something you will alway REMEMBER.
GOOD LUCK .

My deepest condolences to you and your family.

Very sorry for your loss and send my deepest sympathy

Ed

I'm so sorry to hear it,John.I lost my Mom Wednesday night.My deepest condolences.

My sincere condolences to you and your family.

sorry for your loss

My condolences.....May HIS peace be with you and your family.

So sorry for your loss.