This thread makes me miss my dad. He lives 3700 miles away from me (as does my whole family, really). I'm 27. He's been my hero and role model and teacher my entire life. When my grandfather died in 2001, I remember watching my dad, see his dad in the coffin, and I shivered because I never want to have to be in that position. I wanted to cry. No one on earth means 1/2 as much to me as my dad. I talk to him via phone several times a week, for an hour or more. I am very grateful that I have him for a father.