Donald L. Brown

Dad,

It would have been 51 years today for you and Mom. All I can think about is the party we had last year, and how awake and alert you were, and how I never saw you open your eyes again after that. Soon, this Wednesday, you will have been gone a full year. So hard to believe. I miss you.

Dear Dad,

It's been nearly two months now, and the holidays are looming ahead of me. I know you are in a better place, but I miss you anyway. There are good days and bad days, but life keeps pulling me along with it, so I am doing a little better now.

Courtney has started applying to colleges. I hope there is a heaven so you are not missing watching your grandchildren grow up.

Missing you,
Virginia

Dad, thanks for instilling in us your optimism, passion for learning and sense of responsibility.

Without these things, there is no way you could have survived all that life sent your way and produced these fine people, my brothers and sisters.

I wish I could have solved some of the problems that plagued you these last few years. If I am ever able to, it will only be because of the things you taught me.

Dad, it has been a long week, this first week without you... I miss you.

I'll Always remember you, Dad, as a person with great Integraty, love , and selflessness in support of my Mothers great difficulties.
All of your chidren made it through 4 years of college. How many
Fathers could make that claim of 6 for 6? I will miss you, happy
that your terrible ordeal with dementia is finnally over and that you are in a better place. See you there in 50 years.

Maria
I wish to convey my condolences to you and your family for your loss.I know how much you loved him.
Love Tom

Dear Dad,

This is my first birthday without you, and it is so soon after your passing. I don't think I can put my feelings into words. The world doesn't seem right without you in it, and I don't feel like celebrating today.

Love, Virginia

Dad, I will remember you as a man with a great sense of responsibility and loyalty who always did the best that you could for your family during often difficult circumstances. Your love of reading and learning inspired me as a child. I'm afraid I have also inherited some of your odd sense of humor. You dreamed of many possibilities that eluded your grasp, but found deep satisfaction in what you did accomplish. I still have the letter you wrote to me several years ago, expressing your pride in...