My daddy, my dad, my friend

You encouraged me to be myself!

To accept all that was positive.

To be a loving person.

To love and appreciate art, music and culture.

To accept all people regardless of the color of their skin.

You made me who I am!

I am a gregarious person because of you.

I love animals because of you.

I have amazing memories because of you.

I will not forget what you have taught me nor the special gifts you have given me.

I am your daughter your number one.

And only number one because I was born first!

My sisters were the gifts you gave me.

I treasure our relationships and I remember how you made sure we kept in touch!

You even made sure we kept in touch with mom .

I will think of you daily and all that I learned from you.

You might be gone in body but your spirit is with me always!

You were my daddy, my dad, my friend.