Dad passed away peacefully in his sleep this afternoon, 6/19/08. He was diagnosed with lung cancer nearly a year ago (shortly after this photo) and had been doing very well until recently. I haven't "blogged" much about it out of respect for his privacy, but his health has been heavily on our minds since he was diagnosed. I had a great conversation with him on Sunday and he specifically said he was at peace with what he knew was to come.
He fought a brave battle and it just became too much for him. We knew the end would be coming, but it still was rather sudden and unexpected to happen just like that. He had just started Hospice care on Sat, and when I spoke to his nurse she said he was doing well and she expected to be caring for him for at least several months. Sadly, we had planned a trip home in just 2 weeks, expecting him to still be hanging in there, but it was not meant to be. The world is truly a sadder place without his kind and wonderful soul in it, but we are happy for him that he no longer is suffering and passed on before things got any worse for him.
I will travel tomorrow with the children and we will stay at Grace's house, that we still have kept all this time. We haven't made any official plans yet and Craig and Stacy are waiting for me to get there so we can make decisions that need to be made. I have so many thank-yous to give out.
Dad, I love you so much and so many people will miss you. I really mean it when I say the world is a sadder place without you.
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