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for William JOSEPH
Laura Joseph-Kinzer
May 1, 2025
Happy birthday dad! Hard to believe you are 65, and even harder to believe it has been 10 years since mom and I saw your face. Not a day goes by without me wishing I could share something with you. I know mom misses you so much, it breaks my heart to think that she may never have someone as kind and devoted as you. I imagine she must feel so lonely inside, although she pretends everything is fine. I always imagined the three of us together at these stages of life, but the universe had other arrangements. All I can hope is that the universe has some master plan to bring us all back together. As the years go by, I am more and more convinced you are the best of men, a true representation of what it means to be the best version of a man in this world. I cannot thank you enough for being so wonderful to mom and I, we are so lucky to have shared life with such a wonderful human being.
I hope the cosmos is as beautiful up close as it is from afar! Love you dad!
Love Always,
Laura Joseph-Kinzer (44)
Laura Joseph-Kinzer
May 1, 2024
Happy birthday, dad! You are 64 years young today! It is hard to make sense of you being gone for 9 years, impossible to think of you in the past tense. It reminds me of a conversation we had when I was about 20 and you 40. You told me that my 20s would disappear in a blur, my 30s would be gone before I knew it, and one day I would wake up in my 40s wondering how all of this is possible. At the time, life seemed endless. But now at 43, I understand exactly what you were saying. There is something uniquely specific to the second half of life. Every decision made has shifted from "I have my whole life", to "I don't have much time". For the first time, I wonder if I am able to handle the seasons of life (Fleetwood Mac). You being gone nearly a decade is like my entire 20s ceasing to exist. I keep trying to reminding myself that our existence as humans is such a blip on the overall timeline of life as a whole. In comparison to the vast expanse of our planet, and all of the life altering tectonic shifts which have taken place for billions of years, we are so lucky to have had the opportunity to live and appreciate a life together as a family. Each day that goes by, I am more grateful for having a father like you. If not for you, I would have no example of a true family man. The more I learn about life and the expendable nature of most people, the more I realize how special you are. A once in a billions of years type of evolution of a man, that is you! I do not know where you got it. It is not like you had great role models to show you the way. It is innately part of your being, a beam of goodness that projected from your being making everyone you encountered feel accepted and peaceful. Of all of your most beautiful traits, that is the one I most aspire to portray. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to carry on your legacy of love and acceptance, and the ability of self reflection to become an even better human being with each day that passes. Thank you for sharing your love with mom and I. We will forever keep your memory alive while speaking often and fondly of the amazing man you will always be!
I love you!
Your daughter always,
Laura Joseph-Kinzer
2024
Laura J.
May 1, 2023
Happy 63rd Birthday, Dad! The years fly by but the missing you remains constant. The more time I spend of this Earth, the more I realize how lucky mom and I were to be loved by someone like you. A true gem, a diamond in the rough. I watch all of our sports games (Michigan looking good these days GO BLUE), but it's not the same without your updates and silly antics. Enjoy it out there swirling around and laughing with Mother Earth, I'll see you around.
I love you, Dad!
Love Laura
Laura Joseph-Kinzer
April 22, 2022
I always welcome Spring, it is my favorite time of year watching flowers bloom and dragonflies swarm. It is in this contentment, with all of life so abundantly fecund, that I know you remain in everything and everything remains in you! 7 years of everlasting life and counting! Love you so much, dad!
Love Laura
Laura Joseph-Kinzer
April 22, 2021
The years are flying by, 6 years now. There isn't anything I wouldn't do to have you here. Sometimes I wonder if you really knew how special you were, and I wish I would've told you more often just to be sure you truly believed it. They just don't make them like you anymore dad, and the world will never be the same for having known your kind spirit. Thank you for being a shining light in a world of darkness, I love you.
Love Laura
Laura Joseph-Kinzer
April 23, 2020
Not a day goes by without thinking of you. Love and miss you dad so much. 5 years has gone by so fast, still doesn't seem real.
Laura Joseph-Kinzer
April 22, 2019
I can't believe its been four years, so much to tell you.
Wanetta Meade
May 12, 2015
I love you little brother and miss your smile you were a kind loving man.
Laura Joseph
May 12, 2015
Dad, you are the most kindhearted and humble man I have ever known and I am so grateful to have been loved by someone so amazing. You have been nothing but devoted to mom and I, always remaining true, never faltering. I miss you and love you so much more than I could ever articulate. However, I find solace in knowing you are everywhere and in everything. Each time a bird sings, with every rolling wave that reaches the seashore at my feet, I receive the most comforting hug from the nature for which you have been returned. I love you, Dad!
Love Always,
Laura
May 11, 2015
Billy,
My Husband for 35 years. Words cannot explain how much I miss you. We had good times and bad. However the good times were the best. The bad times were never about how much we loved each other. I miss you so very much. I will never be loved by anyone like you loved me. I love you still and always will. I miss you so much. I don't know how I will make it without you. I will do my best. I LOVE YOU BABY!!!!!! Your Wife forever!!...Terry
Randall Hawes
May 10, 2015
Billy, One of the few people I have known that was a True Man of his word. Few and far in between are people of this nature. Kind hearted, loyal and TRUE. The World sure could use a lot more people like you. You will truly be missed.
julie whiting
May 10, 2015
RIP my beloved brother. Until we meet again.
Julie (juju)
spencer bard
April 29, 2015
Billy was my best friend for over 20 years. He was a very good person. I will miss him. Prayers to his family.
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