Karen: My dad died last night

My dad died last night. He was 80.

We had a joint 80th birthday party for my mom and dad on Saturday. Everyone was there-- the kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids-- excepting Ben, in Iraq, and my kids, who were with their biological father. Earlier this week, Dad saw his brothers and had lunch with some friends... I talked with him on Thursday afternoon and he sounded great. Mom said he ate a good dinner, sat down in the chair, had a seizure and then a heart attack, and died. So he died at the end of his best day. That's the way I'd like to go, too-- quickly, at the end of my best day.

--karen