My Paw, Larry. He was an amazing man, father, grandfather, husband, mentor, and friend. Even at the very end his biggest concern was making sure his youngest child, my aunt, was getting the help she needed to deal with his passing.
He knew he was dying before anyone else did, and he spent the year prior to his death making personalized DVDs with a history of videos and pictures of our families taken over the years since he had been in his twenties - for every child and grandchild in the family.
His funeral was the most beautiful event I have ever been to. It was a celebration of his life in addition to mourning his passing. Rather than having only the eulogy, family members shared memories, we laughed, we cried, we hugged, and we loved. ♥