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I feel for anyone who has lost a parent. I'm at that point with my dad where we don't know if it's years or months where we will have him. Some hard emotions to go through and I still get to see him everyday. So again to those who have lost, my heart goes out to you. My dad have a great relationship, the only thing I wish I would have done is pay attention more growing up.  My father is a "Handy Man". We (I was 13 and had better things to do) built an addition on my parents house. From digging the footings, pouring the footings, blocking the foundation, seal plates, floor joists.............until the last outlet cover plate was put on. All the while he was rebuilding a '47 Studebaker Champion. Now I realize l should have paid more attention. Something I've always told my wife. My mom gave me my greatest attribute and my greatest fault, "A Big Heart." My dad gave me the " Work Ethic" . Its up to me on how I use it. (0Sorry if it's confusing, a little drunk)

One of my favorite stories I heard from Phil Niekro was how his dad would come home exhausted from the coal mines and still go out back to throw the ball around with his sons.

I've been a lifelong Indians fan and in the mid '80's Knucksie as he was known was with the Tribe and well into his 40's by then.Well in'86 the Tribe was playing the Oakland A's and a brawl broke out   http://articles.latimes.com/1986-07-02/sports/sp-476_1_dave-stewart.   Cleveland Manager Pat Corrales was some kind of Karate dude and attempted a high kick to Dave Stewert (A's Pitcher) who immediately dropped him with a roundhouse.Benches empty and it was a real donnybrook - the fur flew.At the time my Sister/B.I.L./kids were located in N.Jersey as my B.I.L. worked in Manhattan.Joe Niekro was pitching for the Mets back then.My B.I.L. was reading the NY Times Sports and Joe Niekro was quoted as saying "Ya I looked for my brother Phil to be out there pounding on somebody but I guess he stayed in the dugout and pounded on some beers instead"

CD if you have the time read(if you already haven't) "The Umpire Strikes Back"by Ron Luciano,"Temporary Insanity" by Jay Johnstone or "Catcher in the Wry" By Bob Eucker.All funny books

My one living grandparent, my maternal grandfather, was just recently very diagnosed with lung cancer. The tests to see how much it has spread (if at all) aren't back yet. Even at 86 years old he was previously still kicking around pretty well, mentally cognitive as ever and plenty mobile enough (a few limps or hobbles but never needed help getting around on his own) so this news was good gut punch. 

My 65 year old mother is still in pretty good health at least but age is really catching up to my 67 year old father. He always stayed in fantastic shape his whole adult life but as age would start to wreak havoc on a different joint here and there he hasn't been able to keep up these last 3-4 years. He was almost bedridden with a bad hip for 2 months, and he still needs shoulder replacement surgery. It's a shame what all this has done to him. When he was 62 he could pass for late 40s easy. Now at 67 he is not too far away from looking his age, it's scary how it seemingly happened so quickly. 

lost my mother whaen I was 20 and attending UNL, lost my Dad about ten years ago, he was 75.

Went to Alexandria MN to visit my Uncle this past weekend, just got back to the house.  He attended the 2009 Sooner game with me.  He's been living on a lake near Alex for 5 years, this was my first visit.  Always seem to be busy.

We spent Saturday afternoon and evening at a friend's place near Melrose.  Hadn't seen him in 6 or 7 years and had not been to his place in 15 years.  It was good to catch up.

Remember what matters and enjoy each day.  Life is short.

Irony.   Yesterday and last night- and now/ sitting bedside with Dad ( who I posted about earlier in this thread).  Watching him draw his last breaths.  

Just glad I get to be with him.  

Your father was also with you in Maryland, when we ran into each on the USS New Jersey was he not?

My son is 10 this year, he and shared his first Michigan game in The Shoe, and what a game for him to start out with, and followed that up with the B10 CCG.  I seriously thought about the Rose Bowl this year as well, as that is one game I would love to see Ohio State play.  The game memories have shifted in my group.  There were four of us guys that traveled and watched, bonded, and made memories, the two older guys are not as mobile now, and we have added the kids to our future trips. It will make a huge impression on them, create memories that will last a life time, and continue to make this sport even more beloved.