Dad, a man of books who lived, moved, and had his being in the themes and metaphors of novels, who believed that all of life was a story, had been gone for nine months.
My dad is a union man, working for nearly three decades for Amtrak.
Alex's mom, a white woman from Long Island, had a troubled relationship with her own father as a result of her dating Alex's dad, a black man from Georgia.
My dad was a proud man and didn't want people to see him when he was wasting away, but Janey went against his wishes and invited old friends over to say their final goodbyes.
But Dad has always been a man of goals, and he had a clear goal to reach 80 years and make the North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame, where Roger Maris, Phil Jackson and other state luminaries reside.
"My dad was a well-loved man and well-known to the local community, " he said.
His dad quickly hung up on the screaming man and glanced at John nervously.
His dad glanced around, then handed the man an envelope, which was quickly shoved into a coat pocket.
Within a week, he grew hoarse, and from the next room it was as though another man were singing not Dad but a growly stranger.
Now, I was telling the boss over here that the thing I like most about everything -- again, being the son of an automobile man -- is that my dad would be happy.
When we got home, I talked to my mom and dad, and decided I wanted to help the man.
Dad said we couldn't give directly to the man, but he knew a member of the local food bank and scheduled a meeting.
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Finally, Missy was able to get the checkbook away from dad and no one else could write checks for this blind man to sign.
As a baby, she says, Breanna had a hearty appetite, and her parents joked that she would grow up to be like her dad -- a 6-foot, 200-pound man.
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The 20-year-old gay man -- the one who's afraid his dad could kick him out of the house -- said being teased for so long has made it easy for him to dish back insults instead of taking them to heart.
Harmon described the dad as "very remorseful, " adding that he didn't know the man was going to die.
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"Hard time makes the boy the man, " Elmore said afterward, and it felt to Peter like dad was writing a line in a story.
Told that his area's crop looked promising, the trooper said, "My dad'll be happy to hear that, " and let the G-man off with a warning.
" His dad had answered with a confident smile, "Don't worry about it, your old man knows how to take care of things.
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