This week was a tough one...saying goodbye to my Step Father Billy. He succumbed to Parkinson's on Thursday. His passing was not a surprise and in many ways a blessing, He was the shell of the man he once was, cared for by others and with little dignity. So it was time....nevertheless death leaves one feeling sad and empty. I struggle to remember and try to focus on the charismatic, gregarious, life of the party that I loved for so many years. He married my mom when I was 22 so not so much a father to me but my mothers beloved husband and a giving, caring Papa to my kids. He loved them both with all his heart, and it was a huge heart, Sarcasm was his native tongue.
He made friends wherever he went..... touched so many over the years. I am thankful is is at peace and hope that if there indeed is a heaven he is teeing off with the sun at his back and shooting for a hole in one.
"A passion, an obsession, a romance, a nice acquaintanceship with trees, sand and water." Golf,,,while I never got it, BIlly lived it, loved it and will be among the greens for eternity. Here's to you Billy! With all my love....
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