ADVENT CALENDAR DOOR 12. (In memory of my father on his birthday)

My father would have turned 77 today if he were alive. In honor of him, today’s advent calendar door features pictures of him (and my family). These are probably partly familiar to many, but there are also some new pictures in the mix.

My brother as a baby with Mom and Dad 1974.

My brother as a baby with Mom and Dad 1974.

The whole family around my brother, with parents and grandma & grandpa. (On the left, probably a godmother).

Parents at the cottage sometime in the 2000s (04-06?)

From my father’s 60th birthday in 2006. On the right, my brother. The men are enjoying cigars. Now, they are both together in heaven.

My father with my godfather in the countryside. My godfather is also in the kingdom of heaven now, they all (along with my brother) can enjoy their time together.

This is from a boat trip in 1989. I’m in the middle with my parents at the age of 9. I looked at this picture yesterday, thinking how much I resemble my mother (although slimmer, so there’s more of my father in that aspect). Of course, there are resemblances to him in other ways as well.

Father as a young man in the military.

Father as a young man in the military.

R.I.P. MY FATHER!