Hello Dad….Dad? Hello? Dad? You RASCAL! Even now?
Family stories cite that upon my emergence into this world YOU were my north star…as in I did not want you out of sight…and so my personal challenge began in that very moment!
Good luck to anyone who ever thought they might know where you were/are and/or what you were up to… as in were you were forever knee deep in SOMETHING!
In India lining up villagers for cataract surgeries.. Or turning over every rock to find a stud bull for another village… Or a heart valve… Or get funding for a medical university for women.
And then in this country, on a crusade to save The Hudson River Palisades from developers… Or founding the Citizens for Positive Planning in northern Michigan.
I do not remember you ever resting…maybe moments…watching the sunset with a small glass of sherry..and looking at Mom with adoration, still after 67 years.
When she left, you had to follow.
A year after you left, a friend gave me the gift of a session with a woman (quite a hilarious meeting actually) whose gift was talking to those ‘on the other side’. With no coaching from me, she began right away with:
“Your parents! Both passed. Wow! They are quite the mighty team! They’re VERY BUSY! Do they ever stop? They have something to do with a church. In a good way.”
Hahaha. I needed to hear nothing else. SO you’re still at it. I love you with my heart and soul forever, Dad. Maybe one day I will join you at sunset time. I would love that.