Wonderful that he saw you married,Cheri. Hold onto that.

My prayers are with you and your family. A life of service to others, surrounded by a loving family.So many happy memories will keep him close forever. Great he could be at the wedding, every Fathers dream :-)

All will be well my dear. Hang in there. :) This is a great memory for you.

This is a beautiful tribute to your father, dear one. You did such a good thing, going down there to be married while he was still here. It's easy to see how happy that made him. The look on his face in this portrait says everything, and it's just beautiful. Thank you for letting us know of his passing. Take good care ... my heart is with you ...

sweet and beautiful tribute

I am so sorry for your loss Cheri. He has such a kind face. I'm glad he got to walk his little girl down the aisle. Gather your loved ones around you and know that he is at peace.

A very lovely qand beautiful tribute to your dad! I'm glad that he got his chance to walk you down the aisle. My thoughts and prayers to you and your family. He is at peace and peace be unto you

My condolences on your loss, nothing can fill the void except time and to know he was loved and loved those in return. A very nice tribute for him and indeed, his character shows plainly in his face. My best wishes to you and your's.

My condolences on the loss of your dad Cheri, I am pleased that he did get to be with you both on your wedding day.. My thoughts and prayers are for you and your family at this time..

Very sorry for your loss! Lovely tribute.

Cheri, this is a wonderful pic of your Dad. So glad he got his wish. Take care, Cheri, love to you & Dave. xxx

My deepest sympathy, Cheri. I'm so very glad that your father got to walk you down the aisle. I'm sure he treasured that moment!! Loss is always so hard...a bit later Mike and I are attending a memorial service for our best friend, Charles, who passed away last week of bleeding on the brain. He and his wife Marilee are our best friends and our camping buddies, so it won't be the same when we go camping this year without him...

I have known Horace,....Cheri's dad, since the summer of 2002. She had just found him in May of that year, a man who had not been a apart of her life until then. She had grown up believing he was MIA, and he had know idea what became of her, when he returned home from serving in the Navy. We made the trip near the end of July, he had just got out of surgery, and was not expected to live. I believe that was his second bout with cancer. I didn't want Cheri to have just finally found her father, and never have the chance to meet him. He won that round, and amazed everyone. Three more times since then, each time a different type of cancer invaded his life, and twice more he fought it off. His was a battle since the day we met, overcoming all of the odds, persevering, and always with a bit of a smile and optimistic outlook. This was no mediocre or common foe he faced, and it proved to be just as stubborn, and resilient as it's nemesis. When we learned that Horace once again was this time totally ravished with the disease, we hastily made plans to go see him, knowing that it could very well be the last time. Shortly before we were able to go back, he had a steel rod placed in his left leg, from his hip to his knee, to help keep the bone from buckling, so badly had it been eating away at him. To see this man, stand, take his daughters hand, and walk her down that aisle was just amazing,.......and humbling. All smiles, and grinning like he had just won the Super Bowl. We were married on Saturday, and had to leave early the next day. It wasn't more than a day or so later we learned that he was back in the hospital, and that his strength and ability to fight anymore was rapidly diminishing. I would not be long,....he had nothing left to fight with! Horace passed away on Monday, after fighting 12 years with this demon. He had served in the Navy, was a Fireman, both of these each and alone would qualify him a Hero. We had talked on the phone, several times, been there three times, and had him here for a spell in 2003. Never did this man think once, that the disease would beat him, or keep him down for long. I expected him in a wheelchair the day he gave me Cheri's hand, instead he walked tall, and so very proud. A man of great stature and grit, it was an honor to just have known him. The world is now one Hero less, and heaven gains a warrior angel who will fight to the end, and never give up! I am glad that his battle is now done here, but we will truly miss him so much!!

GORGEOUS TRIBUTE, GREAT DEDICATION !!!!!

cheri, I saw this when it went up, but my connection was down most of the time. Tonight I'm back, and I waited till the end to comment on it. In the winter, I'll do an upload for both you & dave (for your marriage & birthdays), and I'll mention this sad event. I appreciate so much what dave wrote too. When I read your letter to your father, I broke down. It's very touching, as is the beautiful dignity of the photo. And as is the fact that you found your father late in his life, and that he lasted to make it down the aisle with you & dave. And touching too, after the long years you had of late, and what dave has been through as well. My deepest sympathies, I'm so moved that your father could be at the wedding, with all he went through to make it; and I saw the video & it was very moving to see all the faces & places of his life; that he was a fireman---a true hero, as dave pointed out (yes)---and in the service (more heroism), and that he looked so devoted a man, and happy in so many pictures. I'm terribly sorry for your loss, and I know it takes time to move through all this...I wish you & dave a new year filled with new light and renewal and the warmth & ease that you both fought so hard for in the last few years. May your father's spirit meld with the stars and shine down on you now---maybe that's where people like your dad go, freed of the burdens of illness: Merging with the stars and shining with no obstruction on his daughter and her husband and their family, so that they may have the freedom & flowering they truly deserve and that he, now, can help bestow. Many sympathies, many hugs, and love to you both, I'm so sorry for your loss, may his spirit bring you immeasurable light...mark

Deepest sympathies!

I know it's been quite a while now, but I still want to say I'm sorry, men like him have a very special place reserved for them, and I do believe that once they start guarding their loved ones they never stop. This is a really great shot of him, he's happy, proud of his daughter and it shows in his eyes.