My father left twelwe years ago, suddenly, in a sunny afternoon, two month before I was becoming a "father".
My biggest regret is that I 've realized whats the meaning of "being a father" only when he was gone.
Only tardily I've really known all he made and felt for me...
there have been less words between us, but now I know what a great man he was to me....
Sorry Animal, its a great loss for you; the best thing you can do, is to remember all the moments you had with him and keep forever your shared feelings.