My father is confident and decisive, fearless and witty, he's unapologetically stringent in doing what he believes is right and would walk through fire to defend the people he loves. In our personal lives he is often willful and disobedient, and gut wrenchingly funny. To be compared to my father is one of the greatest honours I've felt and it's especially lonely without his understanding ear to bend. 

My parents have been married 33 years and there is no doubt in my mind that my father's greatest treasure is my mother. His admiration for her echoes through everything I've witnessed him accomplish. I've never seen him genuinely accept an accolade without turning the focus to my mother's efforts in supporting him. My father has been quite ill and all though it was apparent that many days had become quite painful for him my family had seen him absolutely destroy illnesses in the past. Dad had effectively become invincible in our eyes. Because of this his passing was unexpected. We know he wouldn't have left us if it wasn't the right time, place, and circumstance. Dad always had a plan. Sometimes that plan was based on little more then a gut feeling, but I trust him and the plan. 

Dad always set high bars for himself and his family. He worked hard all his life and, because of this hard work, was able to fulfill the dreams he had for himself over the years. From running and owning a multinational company, to winning multiple events as a Super Stock drag racer, traveling the world, earning a comfortable life financially that allowed him to purchase vehicles and gifts that are lifelong pipe dreams to most others. I'm proud of my father. His calculated risks and persistence made him successful. But I'm mostly proud of the man he became. He grew over time. He evolved. He became more patient, more empathetic, and more emotionally emotionally intelligent. He's a testament to ones betterment through self reflection and good choices.

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Richard Brent Pike

16 agosto, 1952 – 31 julio, 2020

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