Words will not suffice. Not with all the wonderful adjectives, metaphors or superlatives could I begin to define the persona of Dr. Tom Oommen, a.k.a daddy (14/03/1955 to 01/06/2008). I wonder what God must have been thinking when he made my dad...
A shekel of love, purity and holiness
Double portion of wisdom, knowledge and grace
A bushel of fearlessness, authority and charisma
Triple measure of hard-work, skill, strength and excellence
We remember dad to be:
the embodiment of love - who "bear-hugged" like nobody else on the planet
the 'spiritual guru' - who knew the Bible inside out and lived a spotless life like few others
the provider - who never left us hungry even for a single day
the protector - who used his 'solid rock' biceps and a witty mind to save us from death's door
the 'cool guy' - who'd pick us up from college in his shorts and drive us straight to the beach
the superboss - who'd get even the stubborn dog at home to sit in rapt attention
the captain - who'd fly us around the country side in a little four-seater car
the ice-cream man - who always seemed to know the right flavour to make up for the gloomy days
the ATM machine - who had enough patience for unlimited swipes
the no-nonsense person - who knew only black and white, no shades of grey
the mafia kingpin - who seemed to know people all over the planet
the musician - who could play 18 different instruments n make music outta water n glass!!
the prankster - who made all the clocks two hours faster so we'd get up early on his Bday!!
the innovative cook - who added peanut butter and soya sauce to chicken stew!!
the 'whack-ster' - who seemed to think that Marmite was the best bread-spread!!
the fearless leader - who faced impossible situations as though they were an everyday occurence
the gentleman - who swept his wife off her feet for the nth time on their 24th anniversary
the animal lover - who had a dog, a cat, two rabbits, a squirrel, a pigeon, a parrot and 3 kids!!
the orator - who could hold mutltitudes enthralled (even if it meant doing a juggling act during a speech!)
the forgiver - who hated nobody and nothing (apart from drumstick in his food!)
the punctual man - who was never a second late for an appointment
the doctor - who touched his patients lives, not just their hearts
the story-teller - who could whip up the most fascinating bed-time stories in no time
the 'tea-freak' - who could have unlimited cups of tea in a single day
the ever-willing helping hand - who helped even a wheel-barrow puller tug his wheel barrow up a slope
not a perfect man, but definitely a PERFECT DAD!!
Dad, I love ya. Proud to be your son.
For further information on this remarkable man, refer the following link... http://www.haggai-institute.com/news/NewsItem.asp?ItemID=1206
A shekel of love, purity and holiness
Double portion of wisdom, knowledge and grace
A bushel of fearlessness, authority and charisma
Triple measure of hard-work, skill, strength and excellence
A day before my father's funeral I was asked at a family gathering - what about your dad do you remember? What about him would you hold on to the most? I did not answer. I could not answer. But now I can - the answer is 'Everything'. How could I forget?
The man was my mentor, my example, my icon, my friend, but greater than all of these, a father. A father who led by example. A father who refused to preach what he did not practice. A father who's foes cried when he passed on. A father who was such an example, that for 21 years I did not find a single reason to point a finger at him and question his principles - not once.
I asked my sister to help me pen down memories accurately. She was much more liberal with the adjectives than I have ever seen her be. We remember dad to be:
the embodiment of love - who "bear-hugged" like nobody else on the planet
the 'spiritual guru' - who knew the Bible inside out and lived a spotless life like few others
the provider - who never left us hungry even for a single day
the protector - who used his 'solid rock' biceps and a witty mind to save us from death's door
the 'cool guy' - who'd pick us up from college in his shorts and drive us straight to the beach
the superboss - who'd get even the stubborn dog at home to sit in rapt attention
the captain - who'd fly us around the country side in a little four-seater car
the ice-cream man - who always seemed to know the right flavour to make up for the gloomy days
the ATM machine - who had enough patience for unlimited swipes
the no-nonsense person - who knew only black and white, no shades of grey
the mafia kingpin - who seemed to know people all over the planet
the musician - who could play 18 different instruments n make music outta water n glass!!
the prankster - who made all the clocks two hours faster so we'd get up early on his Bday!!
the innovative cook - who added peanut butter and soya sauce to chicken stew!!
the 'whack-ster' - who seemed to think that Marmite was the best bread-spread!!
the fearless leader - who faced impossible situations as though they were an everyday occurence
the gentleman - who swept his wife off her feet for the nth time on their 24th anniversary
the animal lover - who had a dog, a cat, two rabbits, a squirrel, a pigeon, a parrot and 3 kids!!
the orator - who could hold mutltitudes enthralled (even if it meant doing a juggling act during a speech!)
the forgiver - who hated nobody and nothing (apart from drumstick in his food!)
the punctual man - who was never a second late for an appointment
the doctor - who touched his patients lives, not just their hearts
the story-teller - who could whip up the most fascinating bed-time stories in no time
the 'tea-freak' - who could have unlimited cups of tea in a single day
the ever-willing helping hand - who helped even a wheel-barrow puller tug his wheel barrow up a slope
not a perfect man, but definitely a PERFECT DAD!!
Dad, I love ya. Proud to be your son.
For further information on this remarkable man, refer the following link... http://www.haggai-institute.com/news/NewsItem.asp?ItemID=1206
vow!!that is ever so true.He is the best friend one can ever have on this earth!!!! :) :)
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Some people never cease to exist
He will always be proud of you
And better pen down that thought you gave to the class during the celebration for last Christmas
Simply great!!!
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