My Hero

For the past month Dad and I have been talking about the new end tables and lamps he wants to buy. The Aloe Vera Plant and getting cutting's off it. Killing the black Algae in the pool.

2 weeks ago I gave him a stoneware Pizza thing for the oven.
Last week we were talking about putting a CD player in his car. And his head cold. A summer head cold what a bitch.

I found out Dad had a girlfriend when he was stationed in England. He still has her letters in a box in the garage.

I found out that when he was stationed in Japan the troops had to be really carefull when approaching their aircraft because the guards might shoot them. They actually approached with hands up.

Dad loved working in the yard. He always wanted to be an electronic tech. Instead of a sheetmetal man.

He worked on DSRV1 and 2 and he worked on DeepQuest and then worked on some stuff for NASA.

Today I was expecting another Friday afternoon with Dad. Some lunch, some conversation maybe dinner. Just something to give Dad to do.

So I went through my usual Friday morning routine. Drop off Ilona at work. Go do a little scrounging. Go to the library. Then head to Dads house.

I pulled in and noticed orange tape around the gate. Cannot enter. I noticed a funny looking lock covering the door knob. I looked at the garage door same tape and again around the front. Called the phone number on the tape. I was informed Dad had died and been found by a passerby near the pool.

I called the cororner and they would not give me any info. I was told they had tried to call my brother and reached his son. Because my nephew told the people who called that Dad is my step-dad they won't let me in the house. Only blood relatives.

So in the morning my brother flies in from San Jose.