Pam Wright Tribute
Whenever someone asks me about my father, I always preface the discussion with, “it’s complicated.” You can imagine the listener as they lean forward, their attention focused, as right away they realize there is a story to tell. And there is. And it’s complicated.
“When your dad dies, it’s a sad day. Especially when you only really got to know him late in life. The Bible instructs us to honor your mother and father. But, it doesn’t say how, and it never said whether they deserve it or not.
I honored him by giving him my time. I don’t regret our weekly visits. I learned everything about him from his childhood, to his restlessness that made him always seek what was behind the curtain, and, at the end, to whether he feared his impending death. I don’t regret even one second of my time.”
If you have stories you want to share, please reach out to me and I will post them. You can remain anonymous.