Father’s Day Reflections – RedState
Fathers
I have on my desk two photos. The first is of my parents, taken in a photo booth in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the fall of 1946, about six months before they were married. The second, also of my parents, was taken on their 70th anniversary. What’s interesting is that the pose in both photos is very similar, and what is plain from both photos is the love they shared.
Seventy years of life and love. (Credit: Ward Clark)
On May 4th, 2018, my Dad passed away. He was 94. A few weeks prior, he came down with an acute gall bladder blockage and infection; they operated, removed his gall bladder and some stones, but the surgery weakened him badly. Pneumonia followed and on that Iowa spring day, at 4:30 AM, he faded peacefully away in his sleep. When Dad passed, it was like a light went out...
