“It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.” — Anne Sexton
First of all let me greet all the man out there who became a father…not just biologically but those who became father figures to someone, cheers to all of you! Be it an uncle a brother,grandad,godfather and a friend. Secondly, to the man i call my Dada, the father to the most beautiful daughter(thanks to him..hehehehe). Joel S. Tan…Happy Father’s Day! We love you so much, me and Cesky are sad that you’re not here with us to celebrate this occasion. But…even though we’re far from each other always remember that in my heart and your daughters heart we keep you always.
Here’s a brief history that I’ve found while contemplating and surfing what best gift i can give for Dada Joel.Thanks to Jerry Wilson for the article.
FATHERS’ DAY HISTORY
Sonora Dodd, of Washington, first had the idea of a “father’s day.” She thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909.
Sonora wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. Smart, who was a Civil War veteran, was widowed when his wife died while giving birth to their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state.
After Sonora became an adult she realized the selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent. It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless, and loving man. Sonora’s father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June, 1910.
President Calvin Coolidge, in 1924, supported the idea of a national Father’s Day. Then in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father’s Day. President Richard Nixon signed the law which finally made it permanent in 1972.
