# Best way to express deep (lifelong) gratitude to my father?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 25, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-express-deep-lifelong-gratitude-to-my-father/635727 "2012-09-25T00:40:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-express-deep-lifelong-gratitude-to-my-father/635727/21 "2012-09-25T17:05:29Z")

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No, as I remember, the teacher was alive when he/she received the letter, but asked to be buried with it when not.

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**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-express-deep-lifelong-gratitude-to-my-father/635727/22 "2012-09-25T17:12:03Z")

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> [@Dewey\_Finn](#):
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> No, as I remember, the teacher was alive when he/she received the letter, but asked to be buried with it when not.

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that is all.

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