Saying Goodbye to My Dad

Dad

There was a man, who called himself “Dr. Jer”,

He was six feet tall and didn’t like his hair.

He loved the ocean, to live on a boat,

On the way home from the mountains

 he bought me a root beer float.

He loved the adventure of traveling far,

whether by boat, plain, train, but not really by car.

He loved fine things like jewels, silver and silk suits,

But also was comfortable on the docks in his bathing suit.

He loved his wine, his beer, and “Oh”, his pretzels too!

And listening to jazz musicians play the blues.

He enjoyed a good joke and to laugh,

And I’m pretty sure he was good at math.

He didn’t fix cars or mow the lawn,

He arose by noon and went to bed sometime before dawn.

He loved golf and tennis to play,

and liked to watch sports just about any day.

He was ever ambitious, looking out for his next “Big deal”,

Inventive too, creating pizza-burgers to eat for a meal.

A lot of money he did manage to make

And only ate a “sliver”, never once a full piece of birthday cake.

He loved his grandchildren in a supportive way,

showing up to join them on important days.

He was a hard worker, sought after his dreams,

Finally found them in Anji, it seems.

We had some fun, some hard times as well,

many fond memories and stories to tell.

He collected ivory and fine art,

I love my dad,

He will forever be in my heart.

Yvonne M. Miller

Aug. 9, 2013

My dad passed away Saturday August 3, 2013, I will miss him dearly. We had a service in celebration of his life yesterday. It was so good to gather with family and friends and hear all the different ways he touched peoples lives. I wrote this poem and read it at the service, it had to be light-

My dad, his wife, Anji, my sister Denise and me

hearted or I couldn't have read it aloud with out serious tears. The strangest thing about all this is that I will never be able to see him again, talk to him on the phone, give him a hug. He's gone. I miss him already, no, I missed him already as soon as I heard the news.