Mom, Lisa and Kara,
It is with a very heavy heart that I offer my condolences at the death of your husband, father and my father-in-law. So much time has gone by and so many events that we could have never foreseen have happened, and yet through all of that I remember all the good times that we had together as a family. And I especially remember the times that I spent with Dad in those pheasant and rabbit fields tramping along in mud caked boots or over crunchy snow covered fields. I remember the way that he laughed at things that struck him particularly funny - often scenes with Archie Bunker. I can still see him in his easy chair or on it's ottoman watching the Lions lose another football game.
I remember him in a tuxedo at our wedding and the perfect kiss that he planted on his oldest daughter's cheek that was captured by a camera. I remember being stranded at your home on Amity during a January blizzard and shoveling snow off the roof and out of the driveway with Dad. I can still see him seated in the corner of the kitchen waiting for his dinner on Saturday evenings. I remember his prayers at Sunday dinners and the joy and pride that he had in having his entire family there during holiday meals.
I know the love that he felt for his wife and his daughters and for the special people in their lives. He will always be with me as a large part of a special time in my life when we were all family. My love goes out to the entire family.
Rick