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Originally Posted by Jason Weiser
My deepest condolences, your dad was the man a lot of wish we were.
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My friends and family, especially those at church have been saying that he and I are so much like. At one time, I would have taken it as an insult. but now, i don't know if they are right. We both have done the same things, we both have always been taking photographs were ever we went. He taped the church sermons when I was little, and I'm now video taping them for my church and using my digital camera to take pictures of everyone during services. My friends from the service have been reminding me of the lives I've saved, and the fact i have measured up to my dad. But he had a wife who loved him, and wouldn't abandon him when he was at his worse. she took him to all of his doctors appointments at the VAMC down in Columbia, SC and Rock Hill, SC. She was more than willing to take him to Augusta, GA for appointments to get to the bottom of why the ulcers on his legs just wouldn't go away. She stood by dad right up to the end, and we're both so hurt by his passing. We call each other at least once a day and end up in tears because we'll end up mentioning something that dad should see or would need to get done.
I'm sorry for rambling.. we just weren't ready for this. We Spakes live into our 80s and 90s, and he was only 64.