What is it to be a man? We find that our father more than likely struggled with this conundrum just as much as we do. And how do we define him as a man and a father?

More importantly, how did he define himself in a life cut-off too soon by sickness and death.

Answers to these questions may never come to light. But we do find a little clarity and ease in knowing that the man we knew as father did his best and that's all he ever owed us.