Happy Birthday, Dad

Those who know me know that 2008 was a very difficult year for my family. There were a lot of things that didn't go as planned. Chief among these was the death of my father.

Dad was the very model of a gentleman scholar. He loved nothing more than astronomy or reading, and especially reading about astronomy. Nothing, that is, except his family. He was not a vocal person, in almost any arena of life; nonetheless, we all knew that he loved us deeply.

Dad would have been 67 yesterday. He was taken from us far too soon. He had so much left to give the world, and his family.

I miss him terribly. At the same time, I am indescribably appreciative of the brief time I had to share with him. A better man, this world has never known.