Sorry Brother....You'll replace those hurt with good memories...in time.
My Dad has been gone since August of 1994 and Mom pass in April 2012.
I don't go by a Home Depot with out thinking of the day he showed me that store. We walked that store about three hours, just talking stuff. I have other memories about him but that is THE ONE. I was home for a Mid Tour visit from Germany. I never knew about Home Depot till he took me that day....
Every football game brings back memories of my Mom....she used to sit and curse the players and officials out...mostly officials. We both had foul mouths.
I have a voice message from one of my Dads brothers, my Uncle Ken, I still listen to it every now and then, he called me to wish me a happy birthday one year, hell he even called me an old fart...makes me smile when I hear that.
"Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work. - Vince Lombardi
“It’s not how you start that’s important, but how you finish!” ― Jim George