My dad passed away tonight around 6pm.  I have lost both of my fathers in the last 3 years and I must admit to feeling a bit in shock. I don't think it has sunk in yet.

We knew it was coming, this has been a year and a half of extreme health hardship, and another 6 years or so before that of great difficulty. He had been in serious pain since about 2009. He had extreme diabetes, heart problems, kidney problems and a slough of other issues. The kidneys got him in the end. 

A belated update of all that's been happening and that's in the works.