Dinner on the Table at 6

On January 14, 2009, just 5 1/2 months after losing my mother I also said goodbye to my daddy. He was diagnosed with lung cancer 10 months previously but lived those last months surrounded by his family and enjoying every last day. I have never seen someone be so ill and complain so little. He was a real hero in those last months. I got to spend a lot more time with him the past year during his illness and it really made me realize how much I had missed all

these years living so far away. Taking care of him was a true

blessing for me as I enjoyed his humor, his compassion and his

genuine love of life. He had such a tender caring heart that evoked

positive loving feelings toward me in such a way that in

return generated love and respect for him. I was blessed to be

with him when he took his last breaths and see him finally have

the much needed rest and peace after his battle. John Monroe

Cato.....My Daddy.