Pops, Dad, Grampa, Pappa, Tony, AJ,
Daddy, Dadzio, Doc, Nin...
all the names we know him by.
Mentor, tutor, Father and Friend
...all words that can best describe him.
Most of all, Dad is Love
His love was seen in everything he did
He had an unending curiousity for animals, plants, the history or cultures of man, Geography, Language, Children... the list is unending...
His wonderment towards everything was unquestionably a
Love of Life
As a Family, we have so much Love...
We see this Great Power at work at every gathering we have
We go our separate ways and our lives continue
But somehow, someway we always seem to become revitalized every time we unite as a Family...
The hardships, guilt, feelings about what we could have done or become had we known he was going to pass on,
are things Dad would have scoffed at...
Dad reveled in our Love, our Family and our Unity
Dad's Message is simple,
"Continue to cultivate the Love, Live each day in utter awe. Look at Life as a child, always curious and inquisitive. Don't dwell on my passing, but on my life.
Dwell on my influence on each of your lives.
See how I Live".
We've all seen hardship, but life goes on and somehow we survive
The clock ticks, the days pass, our appearances graying...
But our hearts are still aglow with the Love that we all cherish
Close your eyes...
Hold hands with each other...
Feel the Love
Almost an Electric charge coursing through our hands
and into our very Souls...
This is Life
Enjoy it
Remember that Dad lives in all of us...
Guiding us to a richer, more fulfilling Life
Listen to the Silence...
Dad will speak
He is here with us, and we with him
The sorrow we feel now
Will soon grow to a Great Joy
Our Love for each other...
Will Blossom Forever
Thanks Dad, for Showing us Love...
.....by Dan Lombardo
