Merry Christmas Dad.
Its been 5 years since we lost you. But You are still here with us. I noticed many pennies during this time of year. When opening presents, when having  a bad day. When watching the Niners play. The day you left they went down, now they are on their way up. Thanks for keeping an eye on us. 

4 years and your in my thoughts every night.

Hi Dad,
It's been 4 years last week where we lost you to God. From then on you have been watching us. 222. Uncle danny talked the other day about your love for ice cream after dinner so I had some for you. Also I voted for Hillary for you since your a democrat. Im glad your not seeing how bad the niners are doing, you wouldn't be happy. You left us way too young. You were so healthy otherwise. Ivan has not been doing good since you left and I feel for him, hopefully he will find peace when he's with you and you guys will have fun again together. I told Bud to say hi to you, he's coming to see you in the next few weeks. He always sheds a tear for you when your name is brought up, he's a very good man and I hope you get my message from him.

Love you. Talk to you soon.

Rob

Jan 29th. Two years later. Missing you dad.

Its been two years since you left us.  Daily we think about you and try to live like you did. You are inside all of us and we will see you again dad. Trying to be strong and happy like you always were but we had a perfect family and now its forever gone. Thinking of you.

Rob

Dad in the Korean War.

Miss you being there dad

Me and Dad

Dad

Miss you. Things have been very hard without you here and we are all trying to survive. Can't wait to see you again. Part of me is gone now. 

My cousin Lillians story

Lillian once told me that one day my dad noticed that she was having a hard time with her mom and others when she was a kid. My dad took her from the room and drove her down to Sees candies and they bought a big box of chocolate. They drove around and ate them until almost all of it was gone, then said "we better leave some for everyone else" and brought a few back to the group.

My dad always made the kids feel good and loved them.  On my cousin Lillian's birthday she received a box from him...it was a box of Rocky Road chocolates.  He always cared for everyone and had a heart of gold.

Dad with Rio

Gary's wedding, Dad, Nancy

Garys Wedding.

Mom, Dad, Rio, Dylan

Mom and Dad 2012

He wasn't that happy with dancing but did whatever Mom wanted to do.

My mom likes to dance, but you can see that he wasn't that happy with his picture getting taken. He looked great that day. No matter how uncomfortable, he still would do for others.

A day at golden gate fields.

Dad and Mom met the Jocky and got quite a few pictures with him. I believe in this picture he was bout 64.

Rio, my dads third child.

Rio was raised by my mom and dad from when she was a puppy. My dad never had dogs in the house and he instantly fell in love with her. He always told me that he would do anything for her and that Rio was family, not just a dog. She was his heart. The day and weeks to come after we put Rio down broke my dads heart. He couldnt talk about her or even want to have anything to do with dogs. He knew that she was special and was different from other dogs. Rio wouldnt eat when he was gone and she knew he was her father. His nickname for her was "kirker". My moms was "precious".  Rio never once in 11 years bit anyone or strayed away. She owned the court they live in and would mind them no matter what they said.

His new TV. Finally got a nice one.

The day dad came home from his second knee surgery, we surprised him with a new HD TV. He loved it. This was a picture a month after his knee started to heal. He was walking great. He watched alot of TV, and loved his old cowboy shows.  Dirty Jobs, Pawn Shop, and of course the Giants and 49ers.

Mom and Dad in New Mexico

Korean War - Age 22

Dad at age 22. Picture taken in Korea. 2 years after marriage to mom.  He showed me his brothers Purple heart that he got when he was killed in Okinawa Japan. His brother died at age 18.

Turkey days...1980s

Dad always was the one to cut the meat for everyone. Guess he was having fun with this one.

Dad, Rob, Rio

Dad and I

Dad and Rio

Mom and Dad at the Eagles Club

Every time they would go to the Eagles club for events, my Dad would say "I dont wanna go, I dont care to go" but he ALWAYS had a good time. Its just the way he did things. He had to wear longer shirts then because the sun would bother his skin and he would get rashes.

Losing my uncle and my grandmother.

One year prior to my fathers sickness my grandmother Isabel "nana" past away at the age of 93. My father always did anything he could for her as she got older. I remember going to her trailer to fix things  with my dad when I was younger. We finally moved her down to my fathers duplex and took care of her with various people and my aunt Lorie until she passed. My father and mother were by her side along with her other family members. My uncle Tommy passed away a year later from the effects of sclarederma. The nights before, we visited Tommy in the hospital one last time one by one alone. This must have been hard for my father knowing he had a sickness also. He was cured in his own mind.