Both parents are important in life when raising children. For a moment I would like to focus on “Dad”.  I know my father played a role in my life when he was alive. Below illustrates the value base he placed on the family we all benefited from.

My father was a complicated man and did not like nonsense in his life or anyone’s around him. He wanted answers and questions with no lead time. It was critical in having a conversation to him in that you told him the truth and did not talk about puppy dogs and ice cream in between. Ok, now I was seeing why no middle name made a little more sense. He always wanted to get some kind of result and stay away from dancing and singing. However, few know my father had a wonderful voice behind closed doors. Yes, he did dance like Barnie Rubble.

In business he placed his attention on his client’s personal life long before the actual business. He was an attorney who focused on estate planning, wills, trusts, and most importantly understanding people’s mortality. Once again he would chat with his clients and jump into talking about their death and the challenges they would be faced with when they departed from life. Why talk about life when we really need to talk about death was part of his business model. However, his profession required a very strong human element called compassion. There was nothing in between my father’s strong presence and compassion which he felt for each client he cared for over the years. He did more than develop their wills and in fact became the most trusted person on earth to each of those families. Just ask them and they will tell you about Uncle Howie. He was never their attorney and really became a family extension to many people.
Lastly, nothing got in between his life and his family. His children and wife were the top priority and he was willing to die for us all. Even if we created the problem he often conjured up the solution to keep everything tempered in the “Weisman” house. I lost my father 5 years ago and there is nothing between the sky and me that disrupts the connection. He never needed a middle name to bridge anything. By just the virtue of being “Howard Weisman” he filled any missing gaps between him and situations in his life and anyone around him. He was fiercely loyal to his family and we all received dividends with zero interruptions. His grey eyes always remained focused on the subject with nothing in the middle.

Proverbs 2:2 Making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding;

By

Bradley D. Weisman
bweisman@inthesport.net

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