Hi Dad,
I know you're here with us, but man, we miss your actual, physical presence fiercely, already. What I wouldn't give to have those big strong hands on either of my cheeks again while you said, I love you, one more time. I will always miss our "inside jokes," the way you'd roll your eyes and grin when Mom would tell you you were wrong about something. I will forever, for just a second, think "I need to call Dad," when I'm watching football and something exciting happens, or something really stupid. I have one less person to rant to about the Cowboys, and one less person to argue about how Notre Dame is better than Texas A&M. You were there for me when my Dad couldn't be to walk me down the aisle. Thank you for that. You stepped up and filled that void when he died, without hesitation. You were THE BEST grandfather to my children, and they moved heaven and Earth to be here to say goodbye one last time, b/c, well, you are Grandpa and no one will ever take your place in their lives or hearts. Your great grandchildren, quite simply, adore you. They will always know all about you and they will love you their whole lives with their whole hearts. I am so grateful to have had the best father-in-law a girl could wish for. I was always so proud of you, who you were, what you accomplished in your life, and the life's lessons you so willingly shared with all of us as a result of that were amazing. You had ENDLESS patience with us. I will miss you for the rest of my life, but when I look at my children and my grandchildren, and one day hopefully, my great grandchildren, I will see you. And I will smile. So goodbye to you for now, my favorite father-in-law from your favorite daughter-in-law. Until we meet again, I love you.