My Dad who was a gruff man born in NY in 1907 was the 2nd of 5 children who took care of his parents, siblings, and their families, when needed. His sense of family and caring the nucler and extended members has left a lasting impression on me, my late brother, and my cousins. My brother helped to financially support my parents in their later years, they both lived until 91 y/o, and my dad's once successful business had failed in his sixties, and he needed help. Fortunately my brother and sister-in-law were in a pposition to help them and I in the last 5 years of thier lives was able to support them as well. One of my nephews once said to his father, my brother, "you taught me how to take care of my parents", this was by example, as my father had taught us, also by example. Recently, when my daughter was experiencing some emotional and financial difficulty as a result of a congenital disease of my young, 14 month old grandson, one of my cousins called me and asked if she and her husband can help financially, they are in a position to do so, as my father did for her family when she was a young child. She said, "your father taught us how to take care of family". I was very moved by her comment and how my dad's legacy reaches other members of the extended family.
My Dad who was a gruff man born in NY in 1907 was the 2nd of 5 children who took care of his parents, siblings, and their families, when needed. His sense of family and caring the nucler and extended members has left a lasting impression on me, my late brother, and my cousins. My brother helped to financially support my parents in their later years, they both lived until 91 y/o, and my dad's once successful business had failed in his sixties, and he needed help. Fortunately my brother and sister-in-law were in a pposition to help them and I in the last 5 years of thier lives was able to support them as well. One of my nephews once said to his father, my brother, "you taught me how to take care of my parents", this was by example, as my father had taught us, also by example. Recently, when my daughter was experiencing some emotional and financial difficulty as a result of a congenital disease of my young, 14 month old grandson, one of my cousins called me and asked if she and her husband can help financially, they are in a position to do so, as my father did for her family when she was a young child. She said, "your father taught us how to take care of family". I was very moved by her comment and how my dad's legacy reaches other members of the extended family.