This Page is dedicated to both of our Fathers
Rick's Dad passed away 14th February 1984
Kerrieann's Dad passed away 18th February 1999

To Dad

I'll always hold you close to me
Forever in my heart and memories.
There is so much that was left unsaid
How I wish I could have told you
"I love you Dad"
Just one more time before you left
How I wish I could have said
"Thank You for being the best Dad you could be"
How I wish I could have asked you
"Please forgive me Dad for all the hurt I ever caused you"
There is so much I wish I could have said and asked
You were taken so suddenly from us all
With no warning and no chance to say Goodbye
I know you are in a better place now
I know you are watching over us as always

I love you Dad

The Old Man

The tears have all been shed now
We've said our last goodbyes
His soul's been blessed
He's laid to rest
And it's now I feel alone

He was more than just my father
My teacher, my best friend
And he'll still be heard
In the songs we shared
When I play them on my own

And I never will forget him
For he made me "what I am"
Though he may be gone
Memories linger on
And I miss him, the old man

As a child he'd take me walking
By mountain, field and stream
And he'd show me things
Not known to kings
A secret between him and me

Like the colors on a pheasant
As he rises in the dawn
Or how to fish or make a wish
Beside a Fairy Tree

I thought he'd live forever
He seemed so big and strong
But the minutes fly
And the years roll by
For a father and his little one

And suddenly when it happened
There was so much left unsaid
No second chance
To tell him "thanks"
For everything he'd done

And I never will forget him
For he made me "what I am"
Though he may be gone
Memories linger on
God, I miss him, the old man

© By Roma Downey & Phil Coulter