This is an archive of Luckieweb.com from July 2005.  At that time our family used this site to chronicle the process of my dad waiting for a heart transplant.  Unfortunately, he never received the transplant and died on 7/29/2005.  Below is a post that was made on the one year anniversary of his death.

The website as it was on 7/29/05 can be found here. 

July 29th, 2006
Today Marks A Year...

It is almost impossible to comprehend, but a year ago today at 6:04am on July 29th,2005 my earthly father met his Heavenly Father! As I look back on the process that took us up to that day, the word that seems most appropriate is Nightmare. It was really the nightmare of a lifetime for all of us that loved him. However, the word I think of when I look back on how we were able to make it through that nightmare is the word GRACE...more accurately God's Grace!

The pain is still very real 365 days later. I literally think of him each and every day of my life, usually several times a day. I was blessed to have him in my life for 42 years and the impact he made will obviously last a lifetime. However, the Creator of Heaven and Earth decided He wanted my dad to come home. My dad now lives in his Heavenly Father's house where Jesus had gone and prepared a room especially for him (John 14:2) and one day we will meet again.

Pops left behind an earthly family that really misses him. My mom has felt the pain probably more than any of us, but her faith has sustained her too. Myself and my brother, our spouses and of course the grandkids all have a void that is sometimes really painful to deal with. I guess however, that pain is just a measure of the man that we miss. If he had not been a wonderful husband, father, brother and grandfather then we would not hurt so much, but he was and we hurt!

But as they say, life goes on and indeed it has. An entire year has passed and we lived on with all the things that life brings us, both good and bad. I am very confident that my dad would not want a great deal of time to be spent by any of us shedding tears over him. To the contrary, he would encourage us to move on, to live life, to love life and look forward to the day when we meet again!

Thanks again Pops for being a father and a friend to me!!

Until we meet again...

Your Son,

Eddy

A HUGE THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE KEPT US IN YOUR PRAYERS, SENT NOTES AND CARDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, SENT DONATIONS TO NTAF ON BILLY'S BEHALF AND SUPPORTED OUR GOLF TOURNAMENT.  YOUR KINDNESS WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.  GOD BLESS YOU!!!
                                                    The Luckie Family