My father passed unexpectedly New Year’s Eve

[Johnny630]

My Condolences to you and your family, may he RIP. God Bless

[Rich Klein]

Wonderful story -- his memory *IS* a blessing to you and what a great way of honoring his memory.

Rich

[jingram058]

I was very close with my dad and mom. When they passed, it was awful. But time does heal. Take comfort knowing you will see your dad again. This thing called life is but a flicker compared to eternity. And when you see him, he won't be beset by the effects of age or health. All you have to do is believe.

[FrankWakefield]

Connection point...

Sad that you're Father's gone, and what great memories remain where you're already finding refuge. My Dad passed away in 2006, and as time gets me further removed from that I continue to recognize 'connection points.'

Who of us doesn't have something about which we're excited about, and we'd love to pass that passion on to a younger family member; but we can't, because they're interested in Tik Tok or other 21st century stuff...

As a kid I spent (invested) a fair amount of time with my Grandfather, in my eyes he was wonderful. I spent time with his brother, my great uncle. They had an automotive business and a bunch of commercial rental property. Uncle Paul, back in the early 1920's, took a train up to Michigan to pick up a new car that someone back home just had to have ASAP. He was a quiet baseball fan, and he got to see one game in Detroit. He said he saw Ty Cobb get a hit off of Walter Johnson, and steal a base. Oh how I wish I could talk with him about that trip; and how I wish I'd been more interested about that when I was a kid and had asked him more about it then.

Thanks for posting, KC. And condolences for you and your family.

[Leon]

Sorry for your loss and condolences. May your dad RIP....
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[tobychin]

So sorry for your loss. My Dad has been gone for thirty years, but I still remember him coming home from a hard day in the fields. After supper, he would lie on the bed and he and I would listen to Harry Carey and Jack Buck broadcast the Cardinals on KMOX. I'm sure those fond memories of your Dad will always be with you.

[Belfast1933]

Best wishes to you and thank you for taking the time to share you/your dad's story with us... you can already see that here how your story touched all of us as well.

My dad was a huge Red Sox fan and loved (LOVED) Ted Williams, so naturally, Ted has a central place in my display of my collection. But the more specific card connection was his fondness for Rapid Robert Feller... because of that, I put a ridiculous amount of time picking out just the right Feller for my collection (the beautiful, artful 1950 Bowman - still one of my all-time faves)

We all hope you can find peace and joy in the memory of your dad with baseball, baseball cards and everything else that you were able to enjoy together.

[LincolnVT]

Sorry to hear this.

I can relate...one of my father figures passed away a year ago and he was an avid collector. He also was a Brooks Robinson fan. I remember giving him a signed 1958 Topps Robinson for his birthday many years ago. In return, he gave me a really nice Chester Hoff T207 Broadleaf back that year for my birthday. Now I have both and will pass them down to my children with some other stuff when the time is right. Baseball is a game...collecting baseball memorabilia is a gift...a family tradition with lifetime memories that deserve to be passed down, learned and appreciated...generation after generation.