07/21/2023
There are certain things in life that you never recover from. Things you can’t run and hide from. This man was my world. I thought the sun rose and sat in him. He was my biggest critic and biggest fan. He said what he meant and meant what he said. He taught me the art of the deal and business from a young age. He taught me how to be a man and how to communicate with any type of person. He was the hardest working man I’ve ever met in my life. He never asked anyone to do what he wouldn’t do himself. He worked from can to can’t. Never once in my life did I hear him say he was tried. He and I went so many places together. I was his Rufus.. his partna... we had our own secret handshake. We talked about everything under the sun. He taught me so many life lessons in the passenger seat of a L model Kenworth. I was proud that he was my Dad. A man’s man. Someone would always stood for what he thought was right.. I can still hear those ostrich boots walking down the hallway. I can still hear him whistling. I still smell his strong Gillette aftershave. I still hear his big booming laugh. I still hear his stories in my head. 12 years later David Pope. It never gets easier, but time keeps passing by. We keep on pushing and standing on it Dad! I love and miss you so much. Thank you for all that you gave me in 20 years!