This seems only fitting to follow the post of my loving wife Tina Freston Byrge, that said When you feel like youre drowning in life, Dont worry -- after all your life guard can walk on water, I am thankful for my saviors ability to do so. Especially today, as I admit I feel about up to my upper lip, in the waters surrounding me today. Today was even more special and important to me, then the SUPER BOWL, especially since it was the Broncos playing. My father Donald E. Byrge Sr. was, one of if not, the biggest fan of the Denver Broncos. Today just happened to be the Twenty second (22) anniversary of my fathers passing. Sometimes it seems like a lifetime ago, well in a way I guess it has been, since I was 21 years old when he passed it has been a lifetime to me. I hate to say it, but some times I begin to forget what he looked like, but then I go get my pictures out and I remember. The hardest part is that I dont have any audio recordings. He was for a number of years during my childhood a Disk Jockey as well as before that he had his own band. I remember many many nights that he would get out his old guitar, we would all gather around and he would sing his favorites and those favorites of us kids. I loved those days & nights I can almost see us all slapping knees stomping toes and singing along. From time to time I get his guitar out and strum the strings, I dont play, but just the simple strumming can take me back and fill my ears with sweet warm loving music. I am ashamed to admit that I am loosing the memory of his voice, it fades a little more with every day, I dont have any audio recordings to refresh my memory like the pictures. And I MISS HIS SOOTHING VOICE, often speaking words of advise and followed with a hugging embrace and patting on my shoulder. What a good father he was, so loving and understanding, and he always had a sensible opinion to be shared. 9 out of 10 times his advise had to do with the value of family, and sadly 10 out of 10 times he was right. If anyone out there has a recording of my Daddy, I would love to buy a copy. I am afraid myself and my siblings have probably broken his heart as we have allowed his wisdom to fall upon deft ears, and cold hardened hearts. As we kids, all 8 of us have allowed pride and worldly items to come between us. I am sorry Dad, that it took me the whole day to get my thoughts together, before I even tried to put my words to text. I love you just as much today as I did the day you left, I am sorry for any and all ways I may have given you reason to be disappointed in me. Please know that I am doing my best to up hold the things you would have always stood for, especially the situation of myself and the American Fork Police, as you always believed in the Bill Of Rights and how important it was to keep our rights. I hope you are gently guiding me with that strong arm on my shoulder. The same one you used each time you would expect me to stand up for myself, the family and all. I LOVE YOU AND YOUR MEMORY & LEGACY LIVES ON IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF ALL OF YOUR GRAND CHILDREN. I WILL TAKE THIS NEXT YEAR TO MAKE YOU PROUDER THEN YOU HAVE EVER BEEN, SINCE I WILL NOT LIE DOWN AND LET THEM WALK ON THE RIGHTS YOU SERVED, AND CONTINUED TO SERVE AS A DISABLED AMERICAN VET. TO PROTECT AND TO INSURE FOR ME. GOD BLESS WELL I KNOW HE HAS ALREADY, TELL HIM HI FOR ME TOO DAD.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 07:19:26 +0000