Beginning At The End

Douglas Eugene Green, Sr. died a violent and lonely death on June 24, 2016 at 8:12 a.m.  He was 80 years and 5 months old.

He took his own life with a shotgun in his mouth in the driveway of his mobile home.  He kept guns for self-protection but always knew -- we both knew -- that the gun would be most likely be used for him to have the power over when his time on this earth would end.

I've called this blog, "He's Not My Hero -- He's My Dad," because unlike so many of my Facebook friends, I cannot exclaim to the world that this man was someone I looked up to. He wasn't even beloved.  But he is my Dad.

There may be some catharsis in writing about my relationship with him, or this blog may just die on the internet like so many others.  But today I am starting it.