Texas Lost A Great One...

In case you didn't know. I lost my best friend, my favorite teacher, my coach, and most of all my DAD, today.
He was a very well loved man, he never met a stranger and if he did they were no longer strangers anymore, but lifetime friends. He bragged all the time about his kids, even though sometimes I know we broke his heart with some of the things we said and did. But dad never held it aginst us and loved us all the same.My parents couldn't have children. So after several miscarriages, they adopted two children and then a third two years later and then a fourth about 6 years later (that would be me at age 9).As I grew up I learned so much from his love for the outdoors and his love for TEXAS. He always took us camping, he was also one of my Boy Scout leaders, We traveled every year for vacations and I mean by car, camping gear and all for 2-3 weeks at a time.He would make sure that we stayed at places where I could fish(even though he didn't fish) and the older kids could hangout and the youngest one a place to have fun.He spoke little about politics and lots about our family. He taught me about nature,gardening,and unconditional love, and how to make friends and keep them.
If you walked into his house you would see pictures of everything about TEXAS, from articles to barbed wire . This man made Sam Houston proud. There were pictures of the navy, shell oil company ( where he ritired from after 30 years ), family, friends, old courthouses, and even his own 5 J branding iron ( I bet he wanted to use it on the kids several times...).And if you ask him about anything in his house he would tell you about it's history and what it meant.
My Dad was a man of honor,love and integerity.
I will miss him...I Love you dad....