Dear Dad, not a day goes by when I don't think of you and wish you still were here. My favorite poem I send to you:
Little knew that morning
That God would call your name.
In life we loved you dearly;
In death we do the same.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
But you did not go alone,
For part of us went with you
The day God called you home.
You left us beautiful memories,
Your love is still our guide,
And though we cannot see you,
You are always by our side.
Our family chain is broken
And nothing seems the same,
But as God calls us one by one,
The chain will link again.
You are always in my heart. Happy First Year in Heaven Dad! (September 3, 2011).
Gregory Mantekas
27th August 2012