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Fathers Remembered

Remembering Dear Old Dads
Legacy.com remembers fathers – those who are no longer here and those who are grieving the death of a child. If your dad has died, or if you are a father who's lost a child, LegacyConnect has resources to help on Father's Day and throughout the year.

• Get the My Memorials™ app and pay tribute to dad on your Facebook page

• Create a Memorial Website to honor your father, grandfather or child

• This Father's Day, help us pay tribute to papas who’ve passed on – share a photo of a father or father figure who inspired you, and we’ll feature your dad or granddad in our special Father’s Day memorial photo album on LegacyConnect, and on our Facebook, Google+ and Pinterest pages. Email photos to content@legacy.com or post them to your LegacyConnect photo albums.

Remembering and reminiscing:

• When Memories Are All We Have

• Making Something Out of Nothing

• Wearing Fatherhood on Your Heart

• A Corny Tribute to Two Dads

• Adventures with My Dad

• Lessons from My Dad

• Feeling Connected to My Dad (It's Complicated)

• Remembering Dad on the Anniversary of His Death

• Dad Ups the Ante on Father's Day

• Father's Day – Dead and Alive

• In Memory of Poppies

• No Missed Turns

• Rockin' in the Free World

• Keeping a Legacy Alive

• Celebrating a Sweet Memory

• Father and Son, Pure and True

Connect with others who are grieving:

• Find a grief support group

• Talk with others who are Remembering Dad or join a discussion on Losing a Parent

• Connect with others coping with the Loss of a Child

Advice from experts on coping with dad's death or the loss of a child:

• Reaching out on Father's Day

• What to Do During Difficult Times

• Helping Your Grieving Parent

• Facing Father's Day as a Widow

• The Impact of Your Loss on Others

• Family Reorganization After a Loss

• Significant Events without Your Loved One

• Why Don't I Remember the Conversations?

• After the Death of Both Your Parents

• Acknowledging Condolences

• How Can We Respond to the Grief of Children?

• Helping Children Through Grief

• Helping a Child Deal with Loss

• Children and Funerals

• The Grieving Teen

• Writing a Condolence Note to a Grieving Child or Teen

• When an Infant Dies

• Miscarriage: Words of Support for the Grieving

• Youth Suicide: How You Can Help the Survivors

• The Grief of Grandparents

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Comment by Ashley Giddens on May 1, 2013 at 4:09am: I'm glad I found this website as it is very useful when one is going through grief. The fact that you can create a memorial website for a loved one is very thoughtful. Take care and God Bless everyone.

Also, here's some more poems for fathers

http://funeralpamphlets.com/poems.php?cid=5

Comment by Harriett Hill on June 13, 2012 at 9:36am: Hello! I just joined today. I was looking for a way to remember my Dad on the first Father's Day since his passing March 17, 2012 and found this website. I plan on coming back and looking at everything. All of us in the family have had instances of knowing Dad is with us still, in his own way. Have a great day everyone!

Comment by Pamela Kennedy on December 10, 2011 at 2:36am: I lost my dad November 8, 2011 due to lung cancer. I barely remember the last month because two days later my brother committed suicide. My dad's tragedy was sad enough but on 11/11/11, I attended my dad's funeral and came home and found my brother killed himself. I am making memory books on www.legacy.com and found quite a few poems that are so comforting. I wanted to share them with you all who have lost their father (or loved one).

http://www.abundantfun.com/poems/poemn70.html I am spending Christmas with Jesus this year.

http://www.griefwatch.com/tear-soup/tearsoup.html

Awesome little video or book to help you understand YOUR grief process.

http://www.funeralprogram-site.com/dad-father-grandfather-poems/dad... Daddy Loves You!

http://www.funeralprogram-site.com/dad-father-grandfather-poems/gon... Gone But Not Forgotten

These poems have helped me tremendously and I hope they help you too!

Comment by becky marie on November 22, 2011 at 5:18pm: I lost my dad 3 years ago, when i was about 5 he had a metal heart, and i remember hugging him and hearing it ting, then he went to play tennis with his friends and we got a phone call and :(. Everything has changed, my mum has had to cope all on her own and worry with money and stuff. It has been hard i miss him so much not having him around with his sence of humour. And the thing i miss is the family holidays which have stopped because of this. It has made me and my mum stronger tho. Dad i will never forget you. x

Comment by Angela Vurnetta Carroll on June 14, 2011 at 8:36am: On September 27th ,1994 @ 1:00pm I lost my bother{ Ricardo Carroll SR] in a car accident . I could'nt believe it because I had only knew him for 16 yrs, when i figured it suppose to be for a life time . I adored him , he was unique with his own sense of style , that he aquired over years. A blazer with patches on the elbows , with a pure white t-shirt , blue jeans an moskins an a pair of shades with no lense . A clean cut , kinda guy . He [ Ricardo ] was a father an a dern good one , he put his family before himself . I can remember , when I use to stay in trouble ,how he was always there . Someone to talk to ,the guidance he gave me. The sister an brother talks , he was always a phone call away . The day of the funeral I still could'nt believe , he was really gone . A few days past an I found myself calling him , I had forgotten then reality set in . Well 16 yrs have past since then an I still miss him like it was yesterday. Gone but never forgotten.

Comment by Jasmine Taylor on December 19, 2010 at 1:50pm: I definitely agree with the previous comment. The first Father's Day after the loss of your dad is definitely the hardest. I can remember crying, getting angry, and etc. But I had I not cried, gotten angry, or etc, I'd probably still be miserable thinking about his death.

Comment by Dignity Memorial NC on July 14, 2010 at 9:57am: After you lose your father, Father's Days can be tough to get through. The best way to deal with your emotions is to confront them head-on -- not to avoid them. Maybe visit his grave and leave something special (flowers, etc.) that reminds you of him. Celebrate his life on this special day.