Grammer school to honor my Dad
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Dear Kathy,
I am so sorry to hear of the passing of your father. Please accept my sincere condolences. You did everything possible for your dad and I know how much it will have meant to him to have you there beside him. My thoughts are with you right now.
Gavin
Dearest Kathy, words cannot express how I feel about the loss of your sweet and precious father.
You were an extraordinary daughter. Why wouldn’t you be? You had an extraordinary dad who loved you and taught you well.
My sympathy, Kathy.
Love, DianeDearest Kmemoro, Please accept my sincere sympathies on your Father’s Passing. I know that you know he is now at Peace and with his Love!
Those we love must someday pass beyond our present sight…
They leave us and the world we know without their radiant light.
But we know that like a candle their lovely light will shine
To brighten up another place more perfect…more divine.
And in the realm of Heaven where they shine so warm and bright,
Our loved ones live forevermore in God’s eternal light.It it, with the heaviest heart, that I’d like to tell all of you that my courageous Dad passed away yesterday @5:03pm.
He had slipped into a coma, had a stoke but still managed to wake up a bit for about 2 1/2hours and mouthed that he loved us.
He also said “dont leave” with a tear that ran out of his eye which we all knew that he didnt want to leave us but we told him that we would be ok.
Dad will be spending Christmas in Heaven with my Mom and God!Kathy,
Well, once again a post on this board has turned me into a big ball of mush. Your dad sounds like a gem and those kids really are very lucky, what a great role model Mr. Jim is, especially for the boys, of how to be a good person.
Some people never find out what they meant to others so it is nice your dad can appreciate this honor. I had an uncle who died very suddenly and at the wake we were very surprised by how affected his coworkers were, I wonder if when he was alive he realized how they felt about him. What a gift they have given your dad, to know that he matters to so many people.
Patty
Kathy:
It breaks my heart to hear about your Dad. But what a wonderful tribute to “Mr. Jim”, and all of those children will keep your dad alive with their memories of him. And image how the child that receives the “Mr. Jim” Scholarhip will feel for the rest of his or her life! What an awesome honor for your Dad. He is very proud, I’m certain, as he should be!
As to your question, no we are never prepared to lose a parent, myself included. I lost my dad at age 23 and my mom at age 37, and both were equally hard. I just lost my husband to CC after a 3 year 8 month battle with CC, he passed on 11/20/2011. The only thing that is holding me together right now is that I know he is no longer suffering, he is not in pain, there will be no more chemo or radiation, no more poking and prodding, no more tube exchanges, etc. In fact, I know that right at this moment, he is watching the Green Bay Packer game with Teddy (Lainy’s husband) and Vince Lombardi – and he is now cancer free!
My heart, thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. It sounds like “Mr. Jim” was one heck of a guy!
Hugs,
Margaret
(Widow of Thomas G. Lepp who passed away from CC on 11-20-2011)We are never ready, Kathy. It is suggested that the parent-child bond possibly is the most fundamental of human ties – how are we ever ready to let go? It is a process, dear Kathy, a process no one is spared from and a process we learn to accept.
All my love
MarionDear Kathy,
What a moving tribute to your Dad. He sounds like such a wonderful man. I am sure you are just like your Father and will continue giving of yourself to help others. That is the greatest gift you could give him. Take care. Sending much love to you and your dear Dad.
Love, -Pam
Marion,
Your kind words are appreciated. I only hope what you say is true, that his love will protect and guide me.
Are we ever ready to loose our parents?????
Love,
KathyKathy….this wonderful tribute allowed me to be touched by your Dad also. For that I thank you. It is the enormous love he has for his family and for so many others – it is that love that will protect you, guide you, and embrace you forever.
My heart is with you,
Hugs
MarionDiane,
I wish you could have met him too. He is an extraordinary man.
I am so blessed that God chose him for me. Without his guidance I would have been lostl. I dont know what I’m going to do without being able to sit and talk to him and he never would interfere in either my marriage or my parenting but would be there as my sounding board.
The hospice nurse stopped by today just to say “hello” as it wasnt her day to be here. she said she was in the area but I think she just wanted to see him.
Have a good day!
Love,
KathyDear Kathy — I wish I could’ve met your father in person. What an extraordinary person. You are so blessed to have him as a dad. And he is so blessed to have you as a daughter.
This is a man who will be long remembered with honor and love. Thank you for sharing the life of such a great man with us.
Love, DianeLainy,
I am glad you enjoyed my post and that it bought back good memories for you.
Yes it is a wonderful tribute and as you said, it is nice that he got to know about it before he passes.
Have a great nite,
KathyOh, Kathy, what an absolutely beautiful tribute to your dad and how wonderful he could enjoy it as well. You bring to mind something that I had not thought of in a long time and that is how important it is to let our loved ones know how much they are appreciated and loved by others outside the family. I remember now telling Teddy how much he was loved by so many and it was so good for hm to hear that. Thank you for that beautiful post. Another wonderful Memory for your loving family.
After retiring from the coporate world and moving in with my sister my Dad took a job in the cafateria in the townhip school system. He helped set up the lunchroom for the children and then he helped them with their lunch trays so that the recycling was done which in turn helped the school make monies from the recycling.
He loved the children and they loved him. They affecionately called him “Mr. Jim”. When he got sick they sent hundreds of get well cards and notes and he cried when he read them.
Two weeks ago he went to tell the principal, with a heavy heart, that he would not be coming back as he had thought he would because the CA had gotten the better of him.
Today my sister, who also works in the school system, got an email saying that instead of the usual Christmas grab bag at the PTA party they were taking donations for the “Mr. Jim Scholarship” which will be given to the 5th grade student who shows the same qualities as my Dad- dedication, doing your best in whatever postion you may be in and a wonderful uplifting love of life.
When Dad saw the email he was so full of emotions he couldnt speak and the tears wouldnt stop. He said all the awards he received throughout his career could not measure up to this honor.
This is just a small measure of the kind of man my Dad is as he has touched every person he has ever met in some way and most in big ways. His heart is as big as the heavens. The nurses have called and they are coming to see him even his oncologist himself called yesterday morning and said if there was one person he could have picked to be able to save it would have been my Dad.
I am honored to be his daughter and I am grateful that he had the opportunity to be able to see how much he has meant to those little children in only 4 years.
Proud Daughter,
Kathy
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