Daddy

It's taken me quiet some time to figure out exactly what I wanted to write. The hardest thing I ever wrote was the obituary for daddy two weeks ago. Since he passed away emails from all over the world have been sent to me. I always new that daddy had friends everywhere and touched so many lives but I did not realize just how many until this happened to our family. We've received countless emails from Canada, France, Italy, Chile, Argentina, Spain, Tiawan, Sweden, Germany, Belguim, Ireland, and around the US. So many people considered him more than a friend but family. I've read that he was the first American someone ever met, someone loved his American accent, that he was a hero in their lives, and an American cowboy. One man from Ireland wrote to tell me that his children growing up first thought that daddy was Mr. Rogers from Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. I've always known my daddy was a great man. He always wanted the best for his family as well as his friends. Daddy loved life to it's fullest and never let anything get to him. I did not know just how much he was truly loved until his passing.
I am so thankful to have had him in my life and that he watched me grow into the woman I am now. I am thankful that he was able to share my special day with me when Brett and I got married. I will forever remember the look on his face when he first saw me in my dress and the way his kissed my check as tears rolled down his face. I know that he will forever be looking down on us and smiling as we continue to live. He'll be watching and guiding us as Brett and I build a family of our own.
He is our hero, our American cowboy, our father, our husband, our best friend. He's my daddy and always will be.
It still seems all so unreal to me that he is gone. It doesn't seem possible to not have him with us anymore because we were all such a big part of each other's daily lives. I keep asking myself if this is all real. I know that he is in a special place and will continue in our hearts. I love you daddy.

I would like to thank everyone who has supported us through this very difficult time in our lives. Everything has meant so much to us all.