My Dad; hero, fighter, protector, provider, hunter, sports lover, family man, truth sayer, generous, loving and caring passed from this Earth June 15th, 2025. A simple regular day that none of us expected. To know my Dad was to know love. He loved his family hard and nothing would ever be good enough for any of us. He pushed us. Dad knew what we were capable of therefore pursued it. He often told us about his younger days and I believe it was to remind us he wanted better for his children. That man loved sports and hunting. Anything to do with either and he was watching and/or doing. Sharing experiences and making new ones. If there was ever an opportunity he could someone out, he took the chance. Especially if they didn’t know where the help came from. I do believe all of us (children) strive to be like him in some way and definitely live to make him proud. Dad left an extremely big, empty spot and we all feel a little less.