Mark writes from the heart

I am still wiping the tears away from my face after reading the Father's Day column that Mark Pavilons wrote (Missing some fatherly advice, June 13). Each and every week (for the past 25 years since we moved to Bolton) my family has read his contributions to your newspaper. In fact, when our sons were away at university, I often saved his columns for them to read (now I PDF them). This column really hit me hard - it will be 30 years in October since my Dad passed and the wound is still fresh. You never truly recover from the death of your Dad. Mark put into print many of the feelings that I have had all these years. My biggest regret in life is that my Dad never met my husband (of 25 years+). I guess it just wasn't meant to be. Each time our children reach a milestone in their lives it just hurts that much more. Our younger son just graduated last week from McMaster and the wound has opened again and I am sad. Mark expresses many of the feelings that we all keep trapped within ourselves. Thanks for the Caledon Citizen!

Jennifer Tracey

Bolton