I'm not known for lengthy posts and being overly verbose but I hope you will allow me this transgression because honestly many of you have become good friends and dare I say I would even consider some members here family.
Today is a sad day in the Phato household as we lost my father early this afternoon - no he's not out wandering aimlessly - After a difficult struggle with a myriad of health complications, the man who taught me many life lessons not to mention which end of a wrench was the box end and which was the open end, has passed away. I feel fortunate that myself, most of my siblings and my mom were able to be at his side at the end, one brother who lives in AZ was kept updated via cell phone and that is almost the same as being there considering the circumstances..Dad went rather quickly after he was rushed to the hospital this morning suffering what was initially described by the nursing home staff as respiratory distress and being in an almost comatose state where he was unresponsive to attempts to wake him this morning..Dad leaves behind my mom, four adult children and 12 grandchildren of various ages. He also now joins my youngest brother(god bless you Doug) who passed away in 2009.
I'm a lot like pops with a few notable exceptions he was into Corvettes (we recently just sold his beautiful 2004 C5 with 12,500 miles on it) and I'm into Harley's, one other difference is that when he was younger and much more mobile he loved golf - a game I never embraced. He, like me, was also a smart A** and quick to add some kind jocularity to any situation. I'm sure that at the moment he's got Saint Peter booking him a T time.
Those of you that may be so inclined, please say a quick prayer for Bruce S. Fisher, husband, father and grandpa extraordinaire
God bless you pops you'll be missed.
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