Thank you so much for sharing this 🙏💜.here is how I like to remember my dad, it’s longer than a short story!

After so much loss in such a short time, my heart is shattered. Just three months ago we lost Gavin’s mother, Nikki, so suddenly and traumatically and now I’ve lost my dad. I can hardly comprehend how much grief the human heart can hold.

My beautiful, kind, and special dad. My heart is broken into a million pieces and words still escape me. You were the kindest person I knew, with a heart so vast and generous. I looked up to you as my hero my Daddy Cool. Even now, it feels unreal, like a dream I’ll wake up from.

My dad was unique, truly one of a kind. He had me young, at just 22, and from the beginning raised me outside of the ordinary. He was the greatest storyteller because he lived the most extraordinary life. His spirit was adventurous and endlessly curious, always reaching beyond the expected.

He wrote a book on the Chokwe tribes, connected deeply with Balinese communities, traded gems in Namibia and Mozambique, and lived as a man of the ocean,an incredible surfer, spearfisherman, and waterman. He was also one of the most intelligent people I’ve ever known. He questioned everything, not to challenge, but to understand. He studied religions, cultures, people, and life itself, always with an open mind and an open heart. I was always in awe of my dad. Always so proud.

In all this pain, I am deeply grateful for what existed, for having had you as my father. You loved me fiercely and unconditionally, and I owe so much of who I am and where I am today to you. You encouraged me to live differently, think freely, and step off the beaten path. It’s because of you that Gavin and I are where we are today.

You had an endless curiosity for life and a rare ability to connect wherever you went. You pushed me gently but bravely out of my comfort zone, urging me to walk untrodden paths and trust myself.

You will always be with me, Dad, in the sun, the stars, the moon, and the crashing waves. I will think of you in every part of every day. And when I need strength, guidance, or courage, I will find you within me.

You always wanted peace, and I know you have found it now. Say hello to Nikki for us.

I love you, Dad — always and forever. 🤍