Thanks to all of you for your thoughts and kind comments. If I live to be 1/2 the man he was, I'd consider my life a huge success.
This is a great, albiet, lol, strange at times, group. When I first ran across this 4m several years ago, I'd have never thought that I would meet such a genuinely good group of people, pounding away on keyboards over the internet; it's pretty amazing actually how tight knit this group is. I am very grateful to be included in it.
Soooo, with that, the family and I are doing ok. The last weeks, and especially the last one, were hard because he hurt so damn bad and wasn't ready to go. Mixed emotions as you know it's time, you want the pain to stop yet, he thinks his job wasn't finished yet. Apparently God had a different plan and he came to terms with it via not having a choice.
God bless you all. Thanks.
Dave and family