Ohhh how we loved our Daddy. He truly was the most kind loving man ever. What most do not know is that Dad was involved in a horrible car wreck 30 years ago.  That wreck changed everything. 18 surgeries later most people would just have just given up and felt sorry for themselves. Not our Daddy,not only was he a stay at home dad for years, but once he figured out that he would no longer be able to work at the bread company he decided to become a nurse. He enrolled in nursing school and dedicated his life to his job. He loved to help other people. He was a charge nurse for 18 years until his grandbabies moved back and he decided to become a full time PawPaw. We thought he could not love anyone more than us 3 girls. That was until his babies were born. If you thought he was a great dad you should have seen him as a PawPaw. The way he would light up when he saw Lily Ann and Cash. For 3 years he came to our house every Tuesday and Thursday afternoons to play. Then along came Sweet Baby James. This boy would have such a special connection with his PawPaw. They would read books, play doctor, and call the hogs. PawPaw would sneak in cookies when no one was watching. He wanted so badly to see James play sports but we reassured him that he would have front row seats from heaven. He was such an amazing PawPaw.
 

    As a father of 3 girls, being a stay at home father, he had his hands full with us three. Especially in those lovely teenage years. He always said that if he could survive that he could survive anything. I think he was just as shocked as we were when we all made it out of our teenage years all alive and actually liking each other. Dad always taught us that family is the most important thing in life. You are to always be there when one family member needs help. Not only do you help any way you can but you love one another no matter what. He instilled kindness, generosity, and always offer a helping hand in to us. If you were lucky enough to have ever met our Dad you would see right away what a kind soul he was. He always had a big smile and a big hug. He will be missed so much. We are so thankful for the last few days of his life that we got to spend with him. We were all able to have his last communion together last Sunday. He was totally at peace and we would just sit and talk for hours and hours. He looked better than he had in years. He wanted to be home more than anything and we were able to make that happen. Although it was a very short time, he was home where he wanted to be, surround by his girls. There is no  other way he would have wanted to spend his last moments here on earth. Emily and Erika sang “Jesus Loves Me”, Mom was holding his hand, and I was on the phone telling him how much we loved him and that everything was going to be okay. They said he opened his eyes, looked around, smiled, and took two final breaths. Dad was told (by an amazing Preacher) that “if you think you are loved now there is nothing compared to the love you will feel when you meet Jesus.” We know that this is so true and we rejoice that he is in heaven waiting for us to show us this amazing love that Jesus has for us all. 
 

   We can not even to begin to thank you all for the prayers, love, and support. Our family is so grateful and we are truly blessed with the best family and friends. Our Dad would be so proud of the outpouring of love and support. Our heart aches that he is no longer with us here on earth but we know that he will always be with all of us.