the thing that we’ve been waiting for, anticipating, dreading…
my father has died
yesterday
totally expected, and yet, totally unexpected
meaning, we’ve known it was coming, but yesterday started out as a good day, an unextraordinary day, and then, in a moment, it became extraordinary
I am on my way
for what feels like the millionth time, I am in the dallas airport waiting to get on a plane
because this has happened so many times, I continue to imagine that everything there will be like it always is when I arrive
but it won’t be
and that won’t really hit me until I see his empty recliner
(the one from the medical supply store that launches a person onto their feet so they don’t have to get out of the chair of their own accord)
I have absolutely no idea how to do this
song dog sally 
Ahh Suzanne…my love to you, his daughter. Preston, the loveliest man. You will know how to do this. I weep for you.
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Ahh Suzanne, my love to you, his daughter . Preston, the most lovely man. You will know how to do this. I weep for you today. Kate
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He really and truly was a lovely man. I am so lucky that he was my dad. Thank you Kate.
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You are so very lucky, as is your mother. You both are blessed. There are very few lovely men. I too, am lucky to have two of them in my life; my father and my son. Please give your mother my love and condolences. Thank you for your reply and I truly would be blessed to see YOU.
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One step at a time. Peace.
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Thank you Jim
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