My Dad was just three days younger than my Mom, yet he survived her by nearly ten years.  Dad was born in Bowden, Alberta Canada on this Dec 30th day in 1924 and died at Calgary, Alberta Canada April 17, 2007 aged 82 years.  Of course I loved him and I miss him, the same is true of my sister and others who knew him.  I saved this as a draft and when I returned to it I discovered that I’m not yet willing to share feelings about this topic in such a public forum.  So will just mark the date and move on.