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I hate to hear about your dad Weezy...
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Sorry for your loss Weezy. It’s awesome you had great times and memories with your Dad. Who Dey to you both.
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We lost Dad in 2015. Like most of us my Dad made me a Bengals fan. One of the first things he did upon returning from Vietnam in 1968 was to go see "Pauls team" at Nippert. He died on Sunday December the 5th 2015 literally as the Bengals were crushing the Eagles. The game was on in his hospital room and though he lost consciousness the night before and we had removed the ventilator a couple of hours before he literally expired with the game clock. It was probably a coincidence but an appropriate one. I'm so sorry you are going through this. My only advice is to let the grief come, its brutal to say the least but it gets easier as you process it. It never stops hurting, but it becomes sort of okay over time.
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Sorry for your loss Weezy. How amazing to have the memories with him. The memorabilia is way cool, but I can't imagine the.joy of taking in all those games together. Sounds like a very special man. Blessings and comfort bro!
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Seeing this a little late since your post, but I wanted to extend my condolences and hope your memories serve as at least a modicum of comfort.
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It's always tough losing someone you love, but be glad you had a nice relationship with your father and cherish the memories.
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Sorry for you loss, Weezy. I'm sure every time your dad saw those items he remembered the times he had with you when you were young. Keep them and cherish them.
It was my father who got me to become a Bengals fan, although he wasn't a Bengals fan per se. He coached the "Bengals" for 15 years in the local youth football league in the town I grew up in New Jersey. I was the mascot during the years before I was old enough to play myself. I got some Bengals jerseys and "swag" while being mascot and thus, became a fan at 3 years old. 45 years later, still a fan. He passed away four years ago (**** you pancreatic cancer!) but I can still vividly see and hear him coaching up his old Bengal teams from the sidelines even today.