My dad

[Herb Kirkstreit]

Condolences BuckeyeNation27. Your dad lives on in you.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

If you do not mind me asking, had he been ill?

He was healthy for being a diabetic with heart issues.

 

[heisman]

As there is no time in heaven, take comfort that he is with you and his family for all eternity. Only the living suffer in death. May your father RIP.

 

[AKAK]

I'm very sorry to hear about this. I'm sure your instinct will be to support everyone else in their grief, remember to take that time for yourself too.

 

[Thump]

I'm very sorry to hear about this. I'm sure your instinct will be to support everyone else in their grief, remember to take that time for yourself too.

Great advice here!

 

[Jaxbuck]

Just saw this, so sorry for the delay. You have my condolences my friend. Losing loved ones is just painful.

If I could torture a Penn State fan in front of you to help you forget the pain for a while, I would.

If you need anything short of that, let me know. Happy to help if I can.

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

Damn man, sincere condolences to you and yours. Hope you and the rest of your family can hold his memories near and dear.

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

BN27.. a lesson I have learned.. by doing it wrong too often...
Very similar to what AKAK said.. look around.. there may be people that really need your help right now
Make a pact with yourself to let yourself deal with this heartache at a later time...
Help others.. Mother, grandparent, sibling, aunt, uncle, even your dad's friends.. they'll remember it forever
I wish I'd have either learned or been able to do this many years before I did...
I am the youngest of 17... and my parents were almost 50 when I was born... so I've dealt with it way too much...
I make a pact with myself to be the rock for now... and that I'll permit myself to truly deal with it at a later time...
which I then go off (maybe days or weeks later) and permit myself to lose it.. maybe along a waterway towpath area
works for me

Where I've screwed up royal is when dear friends pass... guys I've known forever... virtual parallel lives, kids, etc..
a number of times I got so consumed with my own grief that I forget how much those families needed me.. for quite some time.
I was relatively MIA... too distraught to remember to make a pact and help.. those families needed me...
Never did it consciously... just didn't enter my brain... distraught and miserable.. big regrets

Said a prayer for your Dad this morning... many similarities including 1954
and health engine lights are flashing... tough mortality check for me

God bless you and your family

 

[Oh8ch]

Sorry for your loss.

Lost my Dad 16 years ago - but he is still with me.

 

[BB73]

I’m sure you’re grateful to your father for many things. Not the least of which is his decision to attend The Ohio State University, as opposed to other places like that cesspool in State College.

 

[Jake]

My dad was born in Troy, Ohio in 1954. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1976. He's my one and only connection to this team that I love. He took me to a game on campus in the early 90s, and that was all it took. I was a Buckeye lover from that moment on. Until then, they were my dad's team in a sport I didn't really follow. Now they're our team, along with my brother.

My dad passed away tonight. I miss him already. I love you, dad.

My sincere condolences on your loss. Having lost both of my parents I know the pain. Hang on to the memories.

 

[AKAK]

My dad was born in Troy, Ohio in 1954.

Miami River in Troy on May 15, 2021.

Neat town on a pretty day. Never had been there before then.

 

[TooTall]

Condolences, BN27.

 

[shetuck]

sucks. condolences BN. thanks for sharing this with us.

 

[Hstead]

Really sorry. Focus on the best memories you have and replay them over and over. You never lose those and then count your blessings you had a dad that loved you.