Father's Day. Not Like It Used to Be.


Father's Day 2006. Not like it used to be. Section 54, Lot 786 is where we gathered to place five vases of flowers above Dad's headstone, with a garland of red roses (his favorite color roses) surrounding it. Mark was kind enough to use his cell phone camera to take this photo for the blog; the rest of us had been too distracted to think to bring a camera. In attendance were Emily, Susan, Jimmy, David, Loni, Mark, and Nicholas.

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Anonymous said…
Dearest Susan,

Your dedication to keeping all of us informed and connected is awe inspiring and very much appreciated. I was so moved when I realized the significance of the five vases of flowers -- thank you so much!

Glen, thank you for the courage and love it took for you to post your message. Dad was, and is, a hero to all of us -- and brought out the best in everyone he met.
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 10:57:00 PM
TheWebWalker said…
Glen, your message posted on the blog touched me profoundly. I have thought about little else all day, and was so moved emotionally that I was unable to reply until now. To share something so personal, so private... you are courageous and amazing and I admire you so much.

I knew my father for 56 years, and yet I am still finding out things about him - good things, things that make me so proud to be connected to him. I hope I can be half the person he was. And I am taking hope and courage for the future in the words of wonderful "extended family" members like you.

Thank you, Glen, for sharing your story. And thank you for sharing in my - our - grief. I grieve with you as well over the loss of your dad, and the loss of mine. And I am thankful that we knew him, and learned from him.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006 12:31:00 AM
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