Last Summer

The summer before my father’s passing we spent a lot of time together.  He was undergoing chemotherapy and I was in between my first and second year of podiatry school and was also preparing for my wedding.  Fortunately, he was not sick a lot and was able to enjoy most of the summer.

Probably, his favorite past time was fishing.  I still recall many times growing up leaving extra early in the morning to go with him to some local lake to fish.  Often times I would fall asleep about 30 minutes into our adventure while sitting in the boat with the fishing pole in my hand.  We had a lot of good talks on those fishing trips.

The last time we fished together was at a friends small pond.  He was having a good day and we decided we would take my nephew Sage (he’s now almost 18).  I caught this picture of him, Sage, and the dog.  Every time I look back at this picture it remains me of all the great times we had together.  Even though he has been gone for a long time, I still feel he is with me every day.

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