April 24, 1919 - March 6, 2003
Today my Dad would have turned 89. Happy Birthday Ernst! Not a day goes by that I don't think of you. It's so hard to believe that you've been gone for 5 years. You may be gone from this world but you are definitely not forgotten. Mom misses you so much -- she said she's been dreaming of you a lot lately. What a sweet way for you to keep in touch with your precious Rose. You and Mom have always been heros to me. You have been examples of how to work hard, how to endure to the end, how to live life with dignity and grace, the definition of 'through sickness and in heath' and how to love unconditionally. If I ever grow up, I pray that many of the qualities you carried with you each day of your live have rubbed off onto me in some small way. I miss you Dad and love you more than words can EVER say.
