it wasn't sad really. Bittersweet perhaps. But if they had not recon, then he'd have died a lonely bitter death. Instead, the kids saw forgiveness, boundaries set and enforced, and then respected, and reconciliation and love. That is what he left behind as his legacy.
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M: 57 H: 60 M: 35 yrs S30,D28,D19 H off to Alaska 2006 Recon 7/07- 8/08 *2016* X = "ALASKA 2.0" GROUND HOG DAY I File D 10/16 OW DIV 2/26/2018 X marries OW 5/2016