Father's Day Tribute To My Dad
Dear Dad: Has it actually been twenty-eight years since I last looked into your twinkling blue Irish eyes or had the pleasure of being in your physical presence? Some of the greatest and most influential individuals who have walked this earth have gone unnoticed save for those fortunate few who were blessed to walk in their steps. You are most definitely one of those special men. You never acquired that which so many in this world admire, value, seek and equate with success and greatness: power, property and prestige. You saw those items as “fool’s gold” and chose to live a more simple but difficult life – a life of quiet dignity, hard work, good example, perseverance, loving concern, and faith in the Almighty. Although you were not given much material or educational advantages, you excelled in this life because you loved. You had an insatiable and life long hunger for knowledge but willingly sacrificed your formal education in order to help your large family surv...