Excellent post and my condolences for your loss. I too feel it, I've now lived long enough to have lost both of my parents and one of my siblings and the feeling of emptiness is still there, though time in truth has dulled the pain somewhat. I still find myself speaking to my dad in passing....
You are a blessed person to have had a good father! Pass those lessons on.
This was a hard post to write for me and took a lot out of me, so I am just writing a basic message back today, to thank everyone that took time to comment on this or vote for it, I really appreciate it, I just don't have much more to say on the issue.
Thank you very much for the support.