While i Did not know this Donald J Marcus, my friend who was also named Donald J Maecus just passed awat this week. He was not a veteran, but spent over 50 years caring for Veterans as a Doctor for the VA. He often wondered if he made a difference. It is evident by the tribute to this Don Marcus that they both made a difference and both connected to Veterans. I am sorry for the loss of your Heroic Don, he served on Earth i. So many ways. I am sure he will continue to serve in the great land beyond. As a combat medic myself, please accept my Final salute to Don, an American hero by all accounts. Thank you to his family for his sacrifice and service. Men and Women like him are why we live in a land of free people.

Dad...today is a good day! Miss you!

Merry Christmas Dad! You are still missed!

Happy Thanksgiving Dad. Wish you were here.

I really don't know what to say. Dad...you were one of the sanely strongest figures in the last part of your life, and may have been as strong had you been given an opportunely earlier. I am so tremendously sad about the events of the last six months, and know you would be as well. I find it very difficult to wrap my head around the fact that a close relative could act on such brutal instincts against individuals they claim to love, and had at some point in the relationship at least proven that trust was a strong part of their relationship. I hope you are there to give comfort and love to Sun Yol and Samantha!! I do truly miss you! Take care of our loved ones there in heaven! I know that's where you are! I do love you!

Thinking about you!

Hi Dad...it's been almost three years since you went to join your family in heaven. Today is Father's Day and I've been thinking of you a lot this week. We still miss you, particularly the stable role you had in our lives. I know you would be devastated to learn that Tony hurt some of the people you loved. I hope Sun Yol and Samantha have found their way to you and you can help them find some peace. Life is just so hard sometimes, particularly when tragic events happen that are senseless!  I hope you have a wonderful Father's Day! Lindsay sends her love.

Happy Father's Day, Dad! Sure do miss you!

Happy birthday Dad.

Today it's been a year since you've gone to be with your family in heaven. I know you are with the ones you love and who love you, those who passed away before you. Perhaps today is the first anniversary of your reunion. Know that those of us down here who love you still miss you. I will light a candle for you tonight in memory of your passing. Lindsay, Marty and I love you very much.

To my father, who epitomized everything I respect -- dignity in the face of adversity, integrity beyond reproach, simplicity in a complex world, a keen intelligence, and a wit free of negativity. You loved people for who they were, not what you wanted from them. You loved life, and life loved you in return. You are in our hearts forever. I am comforted knowing you are with God.