December 17, 2010

Christmas memories

Last Christmas spent with her father creates many special family memories for a lifetime

By Michelle Feltman (Special to The Criterion)

Christmas 1998 was a very special Christmas for me as it was my last Christmas with my dad.

We were having our house built, and since my father had prostate cancer we decided to move in with him to help with his care.

That Christmas, we put up the silver tree with colorful lighting that we had not done since I was a little girl.

When we took it down after that Christmas season, he gave me the tree, which I now put up every year in his memory.

That year, we also baked cookies with my kids and my dad, who baked Christmas cookies every year.

These are my most memorable moments with my dad, and I will always treasure them.

Dr. Mel Zimmermann, my dad, died in April 1999.

I love you, Dad, and I have written this reflection in your memory.

(Michelle Feltman is a member of St. Roch Parish in Indianapolis.)

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