Love you Dad and will miss you always. I appreciate everything you did for me growing up. You were the best role model of what a father should be. You worked hard to provide for your family while going to night school for your degrees. But you always had time for Jason and I—Throwing the football or playing wiffle ball on the side yard or coaching one of our sports teams. For most things you said “Go ask your mother”, but you were clear with us about how important character, honesty and effort was and that stayed with us as adults. Jason and I passed it on to our kids because of you.
Will miss our conversations about football on Sundays and your fantasy football team strategy. Will miss your stories at the holidays but luckily I have heard them all so many times that I can recite them for others.
I hope I made you proud. I know I will forever be proud to be your son. Love you and miss you Dad. Erik