 His
Daughter's Story
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Some Additional & Relevant History
After
my wife and I moved South about
two
decades ago, Ira and my wife (his daughter) talked at length
virtually
every
day for most of those twenty years. She told him of all
the great
and small happenings
in our family, kept him up-to-date about her work, and listened
carefully to his stories about his work, exercise programs, and other
daily activities.
Over the past two decades, I often
heard my
wife speak to Ira of her love for him and of the things she looked forward to - including hoping he would
retire soon so they could spend more time together.
Yet,
while Ira over and over said how important we were to
him, little he did as a father, grandfather, or
father-in-law supported that.
When
our daughter (his only biological granddaughter) was born, Ira, about 80 at the time, was "too
busy" with work to come and see her.
 It was an appalling 9 months before
Ira could "find the time" to come and
see his
grandchild - who by that time was already starting to walk.
Now, just think about that. Would it take you 9 months to find the time to meet your only biological granddaughter?
When
he finally came - for a short weekend visit - Ira Gollobin did have
some wonderful moments with my wife and daughter. But,
unfortunately, he also
brought books and paperwork and spent a good part of what
should have been a joyous family visit busy reading and working.
 Still,
my wife loved her father, and she made the most of this visit and every subsequent visit - enjoying every moment she could with
him (and enjoying every moment he spent with our daughter).
Over
the course of many years, I watched my wife show and tell Ira of her love and caring for
him, of our daughter's many artistic and intellectual successes, and how she looked forward
to his
calls and visits.
My wife also really looked forward to her
father's retirement, hoping that would finally allow
for more of the "family time" with him that she had so
long wanted. And Ira led us to believe that this was what he
wanted as well.
Unfortunately, after
Ira retired, he didn't follow through on this or on his other
promises - all of which caused a great deal of pain.
His Daughter's
Story
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