Good Bye Dad

Soon we will say goodbye to you.

You were to born to Ukrainian parents who came to America for a new life.

You were born in the winter of March of 1933 and in June 1941 you would receive a boy brother

Your parents gave you the best that they could. Grandfather would make suits for the businessmen in the area and grandmother would be the keeper of the house and raise your boys.

In 1952 you would become the man of the family. You have grief at a young age.

You decide to leave school to help your mother and young brother.

You would the career of a truck driver.

In 1957, you meet and fall in love with a young lady from the state of Virginia.

You would take her are your wife in June of 1965.On a truck driver budget.

In the year 1966, you have a son who would carry on your family name.

In the year 1969, you and your wife and son would move into your first house but the special gift was born after 3 months after buying that house that would be me a daughter that completed your family on a truck driver budget once again.

In 1972 you would lose your last parent your mother.

Year after Year on a truck driver's budget you feed us, clothes, and watch us grow into the people that we are now.

I know that we made you happy and proud also.

See you were labeled as the black sheep of the family. You would make nothing of your life.

In 1993 you would lose your wife and as a family, we carried on.

In 1996 you hang up your truck keys and retire from truck driving.

Years would go by. Your children would bless you with 3 grandchildren. Your only wishes would be that we would raise our children in the way that you taught us.

We did the best that we could in raising those grandchildren. I know that they made you happy.

Your son and I think that you had a special power. You always knew when we got from a vacation or when we were home. I guess that was parent power.

We thank you for that.

You made it to your 89th year in March of 2022

We would lose you 5 days after your birthday. I know that your wife and family would be there waiting for you.

Now, I hope that you are driving the golden truck pulling the camper with mom along your side visiting every place that you can together.in heaven making up for 29 lost years.

In a few weeks, we will make our journey back home for you to be buried with your wife.

There will be no surprise visits from you. You are in heaven now and looking down as we are picking up the pieces of our lives without you in them.

Don't worry we will be fine down here on earth. As a family, we will look out for each other and still talk to every other and have meals together

We have many stars in heaven now and we will know which ones are our family. You have taught as well. A tear or two tears may can from our eyes or laugh at something that we about you.

We will see when we get to heaven one day. We will keep on going on with life for now down here.

Say hello to the family up there and we meet again one day in heaven.

Thank you for teaching us what is wrong and right.

I will always be your little girl in your eyes. Care of yourself up there and I know that mom is happy to see you again.