It's a phony issue. To pretend the death penalty is going to end crime
in the United States is to fool people, to promote public ignorance.
Rudolph W. Giuliani This memorial website was created to remember our dearest
Larry Woodard Vining who was born in
Ft. Pierce Flordia on
February 25, 1948 and passed away on
November 24, 2007. You will live forever in our memories and hearts.
The following is a blog I posted today about my father I think breaks down everything I have to say.
As I sit here doing all the paper work for my fathers remains to be buried it is kind of surreal to me that I have to do this. I know he is proud that one of his children is stepping up and actually doing this finally for him but I never thought I would be the one to actually do this, I thought for sure that my older sister would do the final paper work or at least help me through it. But she is busy with her own life and work. I just feel that my father should be honored more than what he has been over the last year. It took almost a year of convincing and damned near bribing and crying to get my fathers ashes here cause we were going to spread his ashes this last summer in the cooper river or in the russian river but we didn't get him in time to do that, When I did finally get him it was a week before the snow flew so that really didn't do me any good. Then I took it appon myself to start the 50 million pieces of paperwork and cut through all the red tape to get him buried on Fort Richardson military base in Anchorage Alaska with honors and with his gun salute, and let me tell you it took every ounce of my being to be able to do all this without losing it at every turn. I hope my father is proud of me and everything I am doing for him cause it is taking a lot out of me. I no longer feel like the normal sugar anymore I feel like a walking shell of who I used to be. I know that people say that when a parent passes it will be the hardest thing in your life but you will move on it will take time though............ well I still have not gotten over it and it has not gotten easier at all. It still feels like he will call me and say that they made a mistake. I still sit here and wait for that call. It never comes though............ I love and miss my father a lot and I know I will see him again one day but I just wasn't ready to give him up yet, I wanted him to stay for a little longer. I never relised how much of a role he played in my life till he was gone. I know in mhy heart he wants me to be happy and stop crying for him but I just can't I miss him so bad.
I just want to hug him and for him to tell me it will all be ok................. I miss my father and always will I only hope the rest of our family will see how important he was in their lives and come around and feel the pain I have been feeling since the day he died.
This is how I feel daily about losing my father I hope you enjoy.
