In the Hospital while sitting outside his room,I rememberd why I named my first born son after Dad,Gilbert, a strong name a name to live up to,a name that to me meant honesty,integrity,and knowledge,my son GILBERT will be so affected by Dads passing,Dad was a father figure to my son and my son Gilbert and his wife and daughters,Alexis,Samantha,and Tabatha,there has been another little girl born to them her name is Summer,this one Dad will never get to see.........LIFE,what a mystery.They will miss him more than anyone will ever know.My son told me he saw Dad in a dream after his passing and in the dream my son said wait ,let me tell the girls your here...............what a dream........I feel so sorry for my oldest son not being able to see his POP POP again........I really cant explain the love he had for his grandfather and the closeness they felt... talking with the relatives about THE MAN,everyone had a little tidbit to tell me about how my Dad touched their lives and in ways I had never known,my cousin Thomas Bailey,fell over Dad while he lay their in the Hospital bed,crying,oh yea,he cried like a baby,and I was touched by that,more tham he will ever know,he walked up to me later hugging me telling me that he didnt mean to break down like that,I told him there is nothing to be sorry for.Thomas had just lost his Dad recently,and here another one of the strong men that helped influence our lives was leaving us.I regeret not having much contact with my Father towards the end but that was foolish too,I wanted him to be proud of me and I think I had not done that.