That's him in the summer of '69. He'd have been 14. Dad later served in the Navy, which is why I was born at Bethesda Naval Hospital.
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One of the last times I saw him when he was healthy was at my law school graduation. He was so proud. And I was happy he was proud.
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We weren't the closest father and son, but, in the last year of his life—as I was starting my life as a lawyer—we had started talking more.
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I'd call him in the morning, driving into work, and we'd talk about whatever. I'd often stop outside the parking deck to talk longer.
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One of the last conversations we had, the last real conversation, was simple in a sense — but ultimately changed the trajectory of my life.
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He told me to do something that I cared about with my life, something that was inspired by my passion, something that drove me to do better.
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I do. It is. And I hope I always will have the humility to strive to do better.pic.twitter.com/4XrsQ7346u
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He'd be proud, yes, but it's his little bits of wisdom—and the goofy dad-isms and subtle-but-needed ego checks—that I miss at key moments.
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In any event, while I miss him — especially today — I'm so grateful for all that he did give me.
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Thanks for the kindness, y'all. Much appreciated. I'm gonna get to sleep, tho, because it's a long week (& the start of a long month) ahead.
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Night, all, and let us be good to one another — and ourselves.
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