I keep hoping that they (mom is 89) make it until my daughter has her baby in August. They have great-grandchildren from my brother's children, but my daughter is the favorite, without question. They're both so excited that she's pregnant. My daughter lost her dad, my husband, when she was 17, and every milestone event - prom, graduation, scholarships, college, Master's, wedding, has been with joy and sadness for her. She chose not to have anyone walk her down the aisle, and that was a statement in itself. Dads are so important....yours sounds as though he was as great as mine.