He was....

true..to himself and to me...

...he was proud of his children and what he had made of his life...

...he was thankful...

...he was  not "career driven" but worked hard to provide for his family...
...he was a good friend...

...though strong and determined he was tender hearted...

...he was giving of himself...

...he was pretty much "set in his ways"...

...he was, not often but sometimes, unyielding...

...he was too conservative...
...he watched too much Fox Cable News..
...he put me first...
...he was forgiving...
...I'm everything I am because he loved me...
 ...he exhibited grace under pressure...
...even through suffering and death...
..he was more than I can put into words...


...he is gone and my sorrow is unending...