[Jeff Higgins]

I lost my dad when I was 18. Not a day goes by that I don't think about him. Billy, I feel for you, and would love to tell you it gets easier. I think in a way it probably does, but don't worry if it doesn't. Don't feel like something is wrong if you never really "get over it". While we all expect to out live our parents, I think it's perfectly normal, perfectly natural, to kind of "carry them around" with you for the rest of your life. Especially if you were close. I think in a way it makes us better men - I know I'm always striving to make him proud, even if really he isn't here. Hang in there - we all go through this eventually.