To MY dad...Clair... posted 6/15/2008 4:44:59 AM | 4 kudos what's this?     report abuse

beckyiv42000

Clair..

Although you were not my real dad you were more of a father than anyone deserves. Being my much older brother in law you treated me like one of your kids.. disciplined me , taught me , laughed with me, and cried with me... and now I'm sitting here crying thinking about how much I miss you... You were always there in my times of need.. way more than my brother and well since I never knew my father .. you were him...What always kinda amazed me is you shared your birthday with my biological father ...kinda like you were sent specifically to be there for me. Your being so much older (and well my sis being older too) was odd at times but wonderful because I COULD look up to you ...and felt that you were my father figure for my entire life.

I remember when your son got ran over by that big red truck.. omg I was right there...I saw him get run over .. I saw you and my sis hit the door at the same time and you fling her back onto the couch.. I SAW you lift the truck off your son and scoop his limp body up with one arm and run to the car... my sis right behind you... I ran to find my niece and wait for my mom. The neighbors watched us till she came. From that moment on I knew you were my HERO!! Better than Superman or Batman (and I had met Batman ) you had super strength you were invincible!!! You could do ANYTHING and damn the person who doubted that.!!! As I grew you were there for me and Mom always .. Coming to our rescue countless times.
From coming to get us if the car died , to, coming in the middle of the night to remove a sparking elec plug that had broken off in the wall ... Over and over your superpowers were tested... you COULD leap tall buildings .. I remember seeing you . nothing more than a speck.. walking the beams on a jobsite way up on the top floor as you put glass in. It always awed me how you just walked on that little beam like 10 stories up like you were walking down the aisle at Sears ... oh Sears... Our many trips to the tools and the Automotive departments...I always wanted to go with you (my love of tools started young I guess) and I remember you telling me to get a Sears card ..they come in handy..and that it was your first credit card... I never did tho .. till a few weeks ago... it makes me feel kinda grown up
I remember when I was 5 us going to Big Bear and you letting me shoot the shotgun cause I was buggin you .. yep I planted myself deep in the snow when it fired and you laughed omg you laughed but then you told me "See you need to be a bit bigger Becky to do this okay??" I never asked to do that again till I was lots older You and my sis always brought me and mom along on camping trips.. so many trips.. wonderful times .. learning so much ... hiking fishing cleaning fish .. uck.. but it was all learning ... I loved it!! You always took me with when you guys went to Disneyland too which was like twice a year . If it wasn't for you guys I wouldn't have had the chance to do so many things with Moms health being what it was. And along with your superpowers you had compassion ... and loyalty and love.. you loved us all so much. I remember you saving Moms life on more than one occasion.. rushing her to the hospital and then to five others until someone would take her ... they rejected her over and over because of her size but you kept trying and YOU saved her ...Heck you picked my butt up and carried me to the car with Dennis when I almost died .. again the live saver in action the Hero ... You were there for all of my kids births .. and you treated them like your own grandchildren. They all love you and miss you almost as much as I do.. Uncle Skizzy .. There is so much you did for me so many memories running through my head I cant keep them straight.. but one will forever make me laugh... and Im sure you laugh too when you think about it..

There I am under my car in your driveway .. again.. I was always over there using your tools picking your brain and having you teach me more more more.. well I was replacing a starter on my 78 Caprice .. rolled under on the creeper from the front and silly me just squished on under instead of taking the time to jack it up a bit more.. so Im under there and you had gone inside for a bit .. I went to reach for a wrench and cant reach it so i try to roll back out from under the car.. um NOT happening Im stuck!! oh crap!! I yell but i have the radio going and my sis is vacuuming in the house or something and no one can hear me.. then the inevitable happens ... I gotta pee!! So I wait for a moment of silence to yell again ,all the while doing the pee pee dance flat on my back under my car.. finally you came back out and I scream" jack the car up Im stuck.!".. you ask " are ya hurt?" " im like no just stuck" "how are ya stuck?" great now I have to tell you Im stuck cause my boobs wont smoosh the other way I say " my boobs are stuck"' You laughed so hard I thought you might pass out... I say " hey I have to pee come on jack the car up" stupid me ... you dragged everyone out of the house to show them me stuck before you let me free .. oh I called you so many nasty names under my breath as I dashed to the bathroom.. but you left me with one of the most memorable stories and mammories (haha) ...

I still get a chuckle thinking about the 3 times you gave me away .. ya got pretty damn good at it too... at first you were shaking like I was .. then the next you were joking with me.. and the last you said that this was the last time... and you were right it was ... I guess if I get married again I will have my son walk me... he is so much like you which makes my heart sing .. as all I ever wanted was for him to be just like you

I will always cherish every moment I spent with you and am humbled that you would ask me to help you do anything.. the many times we worked side by side God I miss that
Clair.. dad .. I miss you every damn day and so wish you were still here... I have been trying my hardest to teach my kids as you taught me ..thank you for all you did for me and for being my DAD

Love .. your OTHER kid Becky

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