Daddy

 My lovely Daddy is gone. 

He left this earth quietly, peacefully, in the evening on Friday, January 20th, 2023. 

I don't have remotely the adequate words. Here are a few. 

He was brilliant, quietly humorous, and incredibly wise.

Patient.

Warm.

Endlessly kind. 

Generous, in a manner that allowed others to accept his generosity with a feeling that he had truly given you a gift, without strings or pretension, without expectation of payback, purely so you could have what was given. 

He took care of everything and everyone, tirelessly and without fail, every day. 

Endlessly organized, methodical, composed and thorough. An engineer through and through.

He loved to travel.

He enjoyed Sudoku, Jumble, word games. 

He used to write math problems on napkins for us when we would wait for a table in restaurants, to keep us entertained. 

His grandchildren brought him so much joy. 

He always made us feel that he was proud of us. Never made us doubt ourselves. We always felt that we could count on him for support, for wise advice, for kind words. 

He was a lovely person. 

A scholar. A sage. 

The kindest of souls.

May his memory be a blessing. 

Rest well, Daddy. And thank you.