Your voice on the other end of that phone, sometimes multiple times a day, was the first comforting step in the right direction. The first sign that I was on the right path to my daddy. If anyone else answered the phone first, I was always disappointed. "Where was my chance to say hi to Marlene?," I would always wonder. I came to love you through those small but frequent interactions, and you felt like such a part of the every day through the "hellos and how are you's" and "hang on allie while i get him for you." Thank you for being a bright spot in dad's day and my day any time we came across each other.
Thank you & I love you.