my father died this morning.

[charlie_the_tuna]

gentlemen, i am truely humbled by the outpouring of genuine care, concern and emotion regarding my great loss. i am absolutely honored to call each and every one of you friend. on sunday i will say my final goodbye to my idol and my hero. my father and i were very close and i will miss talking to him tremendously. he taught me to be the man i am today. i dont know if thats a good thing but he was proud of me and that was all that mattered. i still cant believe he's gone.
lumber, i thought of you while posting this thread, as i too was 1,000 miles from my dad when he passed. i spoke to him a few days before and the last thing my father ever said to me was "i miss those boys". he lived for my boys and couldnt wait to spend time with them in florida.
chum, thank you for posting that thread with the pictures of my dad. that wasnt the last time we fished together but it was special nonetheless. we spent many hours together both on and off the water and he taught me everything i ever needed to know and i hope to teach my boys in much the same way.
my father touched everyone he came in contact with and the support being shown for my family is truely heartwarming.
i'm trying to keep busy but i know eventually i'm gonna just fall apart. i'll most likely be deep in depression after my father is laid to rest so ill catch up with you guys in a few.
again, from the bottom of my heart, i say thank you each and every one.
peace.