My dad died in 1982 (Reply #13) - Democratic Underground

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Sat Jun 15, 2019, 09:18 PM

Ohiogal (22,218 posts)

13. My dad died in 1982

Heart attack triggered by an asthma attack.

He was 48 years old when I was born. He had two postgraduate degrees and was very smart, but he was also an alcoholic who was very bigoted. Most people who didn’t know him real well thought he was a swell guy, and at times he could be witty and charming. We were not that close. I am glad I did not carry on with his beliefs.

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37 replies	Author	Time	Post
In a few hours it will be Fathers Day. [View all]	sheshe2	Jun 2019	OP
Alcoholism took him. He was no prize anyway. Not missed.	Funtatlaguy	Jun 2019	#1
I am so very sorry to hear that, Funtatlaguy.	sheshe2	Jun 2019	#4
Not everyone gets a perfect set of parents. Made me stronger.	Funtatlaguy	Jun 2019	#8
I understand.	sheshe2	Jun 2019	#11
I am so very sorry to hear that, Funtatlaguy.	sheshe2	Jun 2019	#5
I'm glad he's gone and I don't have to pretend to celebrate anymore.	no_hypocrisy	Jun 2019	#2
Very sorry to hear that.	sheshe2	Jun 2019	#7
My Dad passed on my birthday in 2015.	SouthernIrish	Jun 2019	#3
Thanks, jules.	sheshe2	Jun 2019	#9
Me, too.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Jun 2019	#6
10 years ago, cancer	highmindedhavi	Jun 2019	#10
My dad died in 1982	Ohiogal	Jun 2019	#13
My dad died 60 years ago,	frogmarch	Jun 2019	#12
I can't even imagine losing your dad at 15.	sheshe2	Jun 2019	#14
Thank you sheshe.	frogmarch	Jun 2019	#17
Hey great-grandma.	sheshe2	Jun 2019	#19
They are for sure! nt	frogmarch	Jun 2019	#27
7/11/15	CincyDem	Jun 2019	#15
4/10/2010	GaYellowDawg	Jun 2019	#16
My father died (cancer) when I was 16. I turn 70 this year.	Golden Raisin	Jun 2019	#18
1972	ploppy	Jun 2019	#20
My dad	MFM008	Jun 2019	#21
Oh.	sheshe2	Jun 2019	#22
Thanks	MFM008	Jun 2019	#23
This is the first Father's day for my sons	mnhtnbb	Jun 2019	#24
Mine passed February 1970.	LuckyCharms	Jun 2019	#25
I lost mine on March 21, 2018. He was 72.	MustLoveBeagles	Jun 2019	#26
This is my first Fathers Day without my Daddy.	mentalsolstice	Jun 2019	#28
The first years are the hardests, peace to you.	Fla Dem	Jun 2019	#32
Thanks FD!	mentalsolstice	Jun 2019	#33
February 1981	Tribalceltic	Jun 2019	#29
February 20, 1993. My dad was a Pearl Harbor survivor. (Schofield Barracks).	lapucelle	Jun 2019	#30
Thanks for your dads history, lapucelle.	sheshe2	Jun 2019	#37
My Dad, VInnie. Feb 1993 on my birthday. 80 Years.	Fla Dem	Jun 2019	#31
Dad left this earth in the late Spring of 1974.	In_The_Wind	Jun 2019	#34
...	sheshe2	Jun 2019	#35
Mine died recently.	Harker	Jun 2019	#36

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