RIP.
The memories are treasures. Cherish them.
Condolences. Sounds like he was a good guy.
me also
Been there.
You will get some healing, but it will take time.
Prayers for you and Dad, may you both find peace.
Today is my Daddy’s birthday. Even though he died in 2008, on this day we especially enjoy sharing memories of him. Almost all memories make us smile, and say, “Oh, that’s so Daddy!”
I still have the occasional fleeting thought, “I need to ask Daddy about that!” It doesn’t hurt as much as it used to, and I enjoy having that little sparkle of him alive for that moment.
Grieve as long as you need to grieve. Before long, all those painful spots will be filled in with little bits of memories, and you will think of him with a smile, and hold him close to your heart again.
~VOW
So sorry to hear this. Sounds like he was a stellar human!
When someone who was loved dies they aren’t really gone. We have memories. I’m so sorry you have suffered this way though.
Thank you for the condolences. Mom had gone to the hospital with severe back pain and a UTI, and is in a rehab center. She had been deteriorating for the last few days, and was in and out of awareness when I visited her. She’s aware Dad is gone, but isn’t aware of a lot that’s going on. My siblings and I are going to have that to deal with as well.
“Death is that state in which one exists only in the memory of others… which is why it is not an end.”
–Tasha Yar, Star Trek: The Next Generation
I’m very sorry for your loss. 
Deepest sympathies for a most profound loss.