My Father

TD_Madden · 10-25-2009, 06:07 AM

My dad passed away this morning.

When I was growing-up he was mostly at work; he was supporting part of the new National Aeronautics and Space Administration; we were newly arrived in Houston, TX in early 1963........

For the next 10 years I saw my dad off and on when he was home from his work....until I was going away to college in 1972.

I was at home alone the day men first walked on the moon...and I watched it on TV on the new Sylvania he had installed in the wall....

I remember the long hours he put in during the later missions, including 13.

I remember, even while away at college, what my father did to support the mission.

Now, he is gone. And next week I get to permanently identify what renains of him.

Nobody else will know what he did, but you who read this will know.

Please think of him today...and those of you who believe, please pray for him.

Phostenix · 10-25-2009, 06:20 AM

Thanks for sharing this with us. We're praying for you and your family.

Grace and peace,

Steve

JoeM · 10-25-2009, 06:20 AM

Sorry for your loss. You will always be proud of what he achieved with NASA. I was very close to my father too, it's very hard to say goodbye. Thoughts and prayers for you and your family.

Jag · 10-26-2009, 01:44 AM

I'm so sorry for your loss!

Prayers for your father.

gtrrich · 10-26-2009, 02:50 AM

Sorry to hear of your loss. My prayers to you and your family during this difficult time. God bless you.

Daver · 10-26-2009, 03:16 AM

Condolences. Prayers for you and your family sent. While it's never fun to loose a parent you can take some solice in the fact that he got to do and see things few of us ever will. Be proud, I'm sure you are. I lost my dad in 1991. It doesn't feel that long ago. No matter how old you or your parents get, it always hurts when they die. They're still your parents. RIP.
Dave

Robert M. Martinelli · 10-26-2009, 08:44 AM

Hi TD,
Condolences to you and your family, I wish our prayers will help you to go on....
Believe me, I DO know how it feels, I've lost my father 22 years ago, and it still hurts, but the memory of the man he was, and what he has taught me helped me to carry on.....

I can't lie to you saying that, one day, the pain for losing him will go away....it won't, but I am sure you have lots of good things to remember about him, and this will help you to ease the pain somehow.

All the best

Bob

black_labb · 10-26-2009, 12:57 PM

my condolences to you.

txstrat · 10-26-2009, 03:55 PM

my condolences to you

Matt

tubeswell · 10-26-2009, 08:40 PM

My condolences to you and your family. He sounds like he had lived a full life.

Enzo · 10-27-2009, 04:20 AM

Very sorry to hear that news. My parents both lived to see 80, and are now long gone, but I still encounter things I wish I could tell my dad. And I still have things I would have asked from him. I will always recall where I was when they first walked on the moon. What an achievement - for the astronuats and for all the peole behind them, like your dad.

Bill Moore · 10-27-2009, 09:55 PM

I wasn't lucky enough to have a father like yours, I last saw mine when I was 13, when he left me at the NM boy's ranch. I have had many father figures I looked up too, including my uncle Tom, who also worked down there at NASA in the 60's.
There is a fellow, long retired, who I made a place in my shop for his lathe, and machine tools, and he works as much as he wants to. A couple of years ago, he had a close one, and I can't tell you how tough it was, until he recovered.
I'm sure sorry you lost your dad, but it sounds like you really had a great relationship while he was here.

rudutch · 10-27-2009, 10:08 PM

my condolences, I lost my father in May this year

Tele-Cat · 10-27-2009, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TD_Madden

My dad passed away this morning.

When I was growing-up he was mostly at work; he was supporting part of the new National Aeronautics and Space Administration; we were newly arrived in Houston, TX in early 1963........

For the next 10 years I saw my dad off and on when he was home from his work....until I was going away to college in 1972.

I was at home alone the day men first walked on the moon...and I watched it on TV on the new Sylvania he had installed in the wall....

I remember the long hours he put in during the later missions, including 13.

I remember, even while away at college, what my father did to support the mission.

Now, he is gone. And next week I get to permanently identify what renains of him.

Nobody else will know what he did, but you who read this will know.

Please think of him today...and those of you who believe, please pray for him.

I only saw this today, I'm terribly sorry. Hang in there.

10-25-2009, 06:07 AM	#1
TD_Madden Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 684	My Father My dad passed away this morning. When I was growing-up he was mostly at work; he was supporting part of the new National Aeronautics and Space Administration; we were newly arrived in Houston, TX in early 1963........ For the next 10 years I saw my dad off and on when he was home from his work....until I was going away to college in 1972. I was at home alone the day men first walked on the moon...and I watched it on TV on the new Sylvania he had installed in the wall.... I remember the long hours he put in during the later missions, including 13. I remember, even while away at college, what my father did to support the mission. Now, he is gone. And next week I get to permanently identify what renains of him. Nobody else will know what he did, but you who read this will know. Please think of him today...and those of you who believe, please pray for him.

10-26-2009, 08:44 AM	#7
Robert M. Martinelli Supporting Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Italy Posts: 900	Hi TD, Condolences to you and your family, I wish our prayers will help you to go on.... Believe me, I DO know how it feels, I've lost my father 22 years ago, and it still hurts, but the memory of the man he was, and what he has taught me helped me to carry on..... I can't lie to you saying that, one day, the pain for losing him will go away....it won't, but I am sure you have lots of good things to remember about him, and this will help you to ease the pain somehow. All the best Bob __________________ Foolproof equipment is hard to design, because fools are VERY ingenious... Last edited by Robert M. Martinelli; 10-26-2009 at 01:13 PM.

10-26-2009, 08:40 PM	#10
tubeswell Supporting Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Wellington NZ Posts: 2,351	My condolences to you and your family. He sounds like he had lived a full life. __________________ Building a better world (one tube amp at a time)

10-27-2009, 04:20 AM	#11
Enzo Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lansing, Michigan, USA Posts: 9,270	Very sorry to hear that news. My parents both lived to see 80, and are now long gone, but I still encounter things I wish I could tell my dad. And I still have things I would have asked from him. I will always recall where I was when they first walked on the moon. What an achievement - for the astronuats and for all the peole behind them, like your dad. __________________ Education is what you're left with after you have forgotten what you have learned.

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10-25-2009, 06:20 AM	#2
Phostenix Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 291	Thanks for sharing this with us. We're praying for you and your family. Grace and peace, Steve

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JoeM Supporting Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: So. Calif. Posts: 106	Sorry for your loss. You will always be proud of what he achieved with NASA. I was very close to my father too, it's very hard to say goodbye. Thoughts and prayers for you and your family.

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Jag Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 349	I'm so sorry for your loss! Prayers for your father.

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gtrrich Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 11	Sorry to hear of your loss. My prayers to you and your family during this difficult time. God bless you.

10-26-2009, 03:16 AM	#6
Daver Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 175	Condolences. Prayers for you and your family sent. While it's never fun to loose a parent you can take some solice in the fact that he got to do and see things few of us ever will. Be proud, I'm sure you are. I lost my dad in 1991. It doesn't feel that long ago. No matter how old you or your parents get, it always hurts when they die. They're still your parents. RIP. Dave

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10-27-2009, 09:55 PM	#12
Bill Moore Supporting Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 89	I wasn't lucky enough to have a father like yours, I last saw mine when I was 13, when he left me at the NM boy's ranch. I have had many father figures I looked up too, including my uncle Tom, who also worked down there at NASA in the 60's. There is a fellow, long retired, who I made a place in my shop for his lathe, and machine tools, and he works as much as he wants to. A couple of years ago, he had a close one, and I can't tell you how tough it was, until he recovered. I'm sure sorry you lost your dad, but it sounds like you really had a great relationship while he was here.

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