My Dearest Daddy, It seems impossible that you've been gone almost one year now. The days and minutes get worse knowing that I can't pick up the phone to call you and tell you that I'm coming over to pick you up to take you out for lunch and bring you back to our house for dinner. The pain of losing you is unbearable at times. I miss you so much. Please know that my love for you grows each passing day. It is so lonely without you. Even though I have Frank, Lauren, Stephen, Matthew and Caroline, there is a huge void without you being with us as a family. Matthew and Caroline talk about their Papa John all of the time. I make sure that your memory and legacy is kept alive through them. They are more beautiful and smarter than ever. I'm sure you can see them. They look up to the sky at night and find the brightest star in the sky and scream out that that's their Papa John shining down on them. We all love you and miss you terribly. I wish things were different. However, I know that you're happy in Heaven with Mommy, please give her all my love and hug and kiss her for me. I miss her so much too. Life just isn't the same anymore, now that I don't have either of my parents. I never thought that I'd lose either of you. You are both missed beyond belief....I think of you each and every minute. Always know that your hearts are embedded in mine and that I will never stop loving you. I am so blessed to have had the best Mom and Dad on this Universe. Rest Easy, Mommy and Daddy. See you one day, again.