As I prepare to say my FINAL goodbye to you today I cannot express the sadness I am feeling about what has happened. You were an amazing step dad and role model of what a great father should be. I am truly upset and sad that you are gone before your time not just because I lost an amazing father figure; but because you showed me unconditional love and treated me like I was your own. When I needed help, you helped me anytime you could and showed me how a father should act towards his kids. I will always remember and cherish the goofy times we had, all the laughs we shared, and the fun times that forever echo in my memories when I think of you. You will forever be missed and shall always be in my heart until we meet again. I am happy to know that you’re watching over me as another guardian angel protecting me and guiding me as you did in life. We may not have been blood, but you were my true father and I hope that you thought of me as your true daughter. May your soul rest in heaven as I remember the man who gave me the father that believed in me and gave me hope.