Fathers Day Messages for Late Father
“Happy Father’s Day to you dad. You are not present with me but all that you have taught me will always stay with me.”
“Your absence is what hurts me the most because no one can take your place. Happy Father’s Day.”
“Warm greetings on Father’s Day to you dad. I know you are blessing me from up in the sky. Miss you dad.”
Happy Fathers Day Wishes for My Late Father
1). Shinning like a bright star in the sky, I know you are there looking after me every day…. Happy Father’s Day dad.
2). You have left me alone in this world but thanks for leaving me with such beautiful memories to cherish… Warm wishes on Father’s Day to you.
3). To my dearest dad, who will always live happy and smiling in my heart, who will always be remembered with love and respect…. Happy Father’s Day.
4). I can only miss you in my heart, I can only walk down the memory lane to feel you…. Wishing a very Happy Father’s Day to you papa.
5). I feel very sad that I cannot hug you and wish you Happy Father’s Day because you have left me for your heavenly abode… Missing you papa!!!
6). Dad, I am sorry that I could not give you my time and attention when you were here…. Miss you day and night…. Warm wishes for you on Father’s Day.
7). Whenever Father’s Day will arrive, it is going to take me back into the best days of my life when I celebrated this day with you…. Happy Father’s Day papa.
8). Though you are no longer here but I promise to keep wishing you every year on Father’s Day because I know my wishes are going to reach to you.
Brenna Nation
Brenna Nation of Chickamauga, Georgia, a pitcher at Maryland who is pursuing a degree in English, will be a redshirt senior next season. Her father died in October 2022 from a rare degenerative brain disease called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
As I pack up my gear and close the gate behind me, I turn back and look at the field where I fell in love with the game. A field that has now become a keepsake of memories for me, a place I go when I can't make sense of life no matter how hard I try. I've played on this field since I was 8. I practiced here so often that I learned where the bad hops would take place, where not to step when driving off the mound, and just how fast I could run a sprint to the foul pole when I needed a little extra push. When I used to look at the field, I saw my best friends, championships, and hours and hours of sweat and hard work. But looking at the field now, all I can see is you and me. That field is my home when I'm missing you.
I didn't want to pitch. I wanted to do many things, but I didn't want to pitch. More than anything I wanted to catch, and you let me try it. No surprise to you, I hated blocking, and when I threw my helmet off to catch a fly ball, I ran the wrong way because my glasses had come off with the helmet. The ball dropped close to the third-base line, and I stood almost at first. You laughed and we realized catching was never going to be for me. I agreed to try pitching and you couldn't wait. I took my first lesson from a well-known instructor in the area and you were sold. Over the next few weeks, you had more bruises than you wanted to admit, and my changeup had busted the light fixture out of the old gym. But you laughed, and I did too, even though I wanted to cry from embarrassment.
You made me practice more than all my friends and I hated it. I would argue and argue and I'd still end up on that field sending you the meanest looks I could come up with while you corrected my mechanics. I thought I knew more than you ever could. I mean, I was the one taking the lessons. Little did I know, you knew more than I ever gave you credit for. I probably should've listened a little bit better, but that just wasn't our style.
I kept getting older, but you were still there. Sitting on that old Worth bucket behind the plate, with some old raggedy mitt telling me to step on my power line, use my back leg, but most of all to believe in myself. I still avoided practices, but you always somehow caught me. It would be 6 p.m., and you'd drag me out to your old truck and we'd go to that field and throw. At times, I'd get so frustrated I'd start to cry, and you'd laugh and tell me to call the "wambulance," which always made me laugh whether I wanted to or not.
The more pitches I learned, the more excited you got, except when the drop ball came around. You'd be yelling, correcting stuff, and I knew what I had to do. I would throw the drop ball just short enough to where it would drop right in the dirt in front of your bucket. At one point you fell off the bucket backward trying to block the ball. I laughed and laughed and you were covered in dirt. I hadn't seen you that mad in a while, but eventually you cracked up. The drop ball became my favorite pitch to throw, and you got really good at blocking.
I tried to talk you into wearing gear, but you were too tough. Your shins had taken a beating, but otherwise you were perfectly intact. But that all changed with the rise ball. You loved the rise ball, but I struggled to throw it right, except that one time. I'll never forget the ball rising right up into your nose. I immediately started crying, but you laughed and wiped your nose with your shirt. You tried to make me finish my workout but Momma made you stop. I broke your nose that day, and I had never felt guiltier in my life. I hoped that maybe this would change your views on wearing gear. And yet, to no surprise, the next day I found myself on the mound looking straight at you, with your swollen nose, but without a mask on.
"Softball was our sport, and the field was our place to take our frustrations, our place to laugh, and create memories we would never forget." Brenna Nation
Things got tough the next couple of years; you were deployed several times with the military. But the only thing that changed was my catcher. Every video chat, we talked about my pitching, and you told me what to fix. Even from thousands of miles away you were the best coach I could have ever asked for. And I went from avoiding practices to looking forward to FaceTimes just so we could talk about how I needed to stay open and drive hard off the rubber. It's funny how those things change.
I got older and older and I left for college, and when I came home, my favorite thing to do was practice with you. It's funny how when you leave, things change. And we threw almost every day. You would take off work early, meet me at the field, and somehow you were still using that old Worth bucket that you started with. Coffee in hand, in your work clothes, you'd sit down behind the plate and say, "Sling it," and I felt overwhelming happiness just to be there with you doing what we always had done.
The summer of my junior year, you were still up for catching me. Your hair had started to turn salt and pepper and you had deep smile lines, but you could still catch as you had when I was 8 years old ... or so you thought. The first pitch I threw bounced right off your chest and you fell backward. I thought you would call it quits, and would just observe my pitching practices from then on, but you got up laughing, saying you were ready now. You didn't miss another pitch, and you told me it didn't hurt because I threw as slow as slow-pitch, but the bruise on your chest said differently.
I had a lot of plans for us for winter break, but sometimes God plans differently and decided you had fought the good fight and it was time for you to come home. Pitching wasn't easy, and when I came home, the field was too loud for me. I avoided it just as I used too, but you always had a way of making me go there even when I fought like crazy. So here I am, seven months down the road, at the place we loved so much. The place you had to drag me to, and then had to drag me out of because Mom had dinner made and was going to be mad if we stayed any longer. The place where I cried and argued, the place where you shaped me into the woman you knew I could be. The place where you gave me the best gift I could ever ask for: your unconditional love.
Things are different now. Your bucket is no longer behind the plate and your smile isn't the first thing I see when I throw a pitch against the backstop, but I know you're there. Softball was our sport, and the field was our place to take our frustrations, our place to laugh, and create memories we would never forget. I know I'll never find a better catcher than you, but I gained the most amazing guardian angel. I will never be able to explain how thankful I am for the love and time you gave me on that old dusty field, but as I lock the gate behind me, some part of me feels that you already know.
Thank you for everything, Dad. Happy Father's Day.
We bring to you heartfelt Fathers Day wishes for expired father and Happy Fathers Day messages which you can use to wish your expired dad.
Sed Fathers Day Wishes Messages for Expired Dad
1). Somewhere from the sky, I can feel that you are watching over me and blessing me…. Happy Father’s Day papa.
2). My heart is so full of your love and memories that you are always going to live with me…. Wishing a very Happy Father’s Day to you dad.
3). Everything that I know, everything that I own….. Dad, you are the reason behind it…. Happy Father’s Day to you and I miss you every day!!!
4). Wherever you are, I wish my wishes on Father’s Day reach to you…. I wish that you stay blessed and stay happy papa.
5). You are the one who taught me to walk, taught me to talk….. I owe this life to you…. With all my heart, I wish you Happy Father’s Day papa.
6). On the occasion of Father’s Day, I miss you a lot more because you are not here with me and I cannot hug you to wish you on this special day!!!
7). To the father who worked hard to give his children the best of the comforts in life, to the father who is missed badly by his children…. Happy Father’s Day papa.
8). Dearest dad, your death has left a void in my heart and only your love and memories can fill this gap for you…. Wishing a very Happy Father’s Day.
Father’s Day In Heaven Quotes
1- “Happy Father’s Day to an amazing dad!”
2- “I miss you every day, but today, I miss you a little more. Happy Father’s Day.”
Emotional Father’s Day In Heavens Quotes
3- “You prepared me for every hardship. But you never told me I would have to spend Father’s Day alone without you being by my side.”
4- “No one can replace you. You will stand above all. I love you and miss you a lot. Happy Father’s Day, my father.”
5- “Earth is not the same without you. The grass is less green. The water is less blue. And life is less happy.”
6- “I hope you are having a great day up there. Happy Father’s Day.”
7- “Sometimes I wonder if I would still miss you as much if you weren’t so kind, loving, and caring to each of us.”
8- “You were the most amazing family member I had in my life. I wanted to experience daughterhood with you a little more.”
Messages For Father’s Day In Heaven
9- “Today is Father’s Day. And I have decided to sleep in because I don’t have the energy to face the world today. You were a shield for me that had me winning in everything without having a fear of this world. Now that you are gone, I have become weak. It is harder to fight against the odds. But I will try every day to become strong for your sake because I know you would want nothing more. Love you always, dear Dad.”
10- “Life is not the same, Dad. But it is getting better day by day. You have nothing to worry about. Enjoy your stay in heaven until we meet again. Love you, and Happy Father’s Day.”
11- “Dear Dad, I wish you the best Father’s Day in heaven. You will always be my favorite man.”
12- “There is a place in my heart, and you will forever stay there. I love you to the heavens and beyond.”
13- “You were the roof over our heads which would shield us against all the bad weather conditions. Now that you are gone, we all feel exposed.”
14- “It seems like I was only a kid with you. I matured too fast without you. I miss you so much, dad. I miss how only on Father’s Day would you let us do something for you, as you always have been a giver. I miss how your smile was so contagious. I miss how you would look at us with a shine in your eyes. We will meet again, dad, soon. And experience everything all over again.”
Light-Hearted Father’s Day In Heavens Quotes
15- “We need to celebrate Father’s Day with as much vigor as Mother’s Day. So that we won’t regret it later.”
16- “If there is a father’s competition going on in the heavens, I hope you win. Because you were the best father anyone could ever have.”
17- “Happy Father’s Day, Dad. I want to thank you for blessing me with your handsomeness. Thank God you were my father. I hope you don’t get me a stepmom while up there.”
18- “The only explanation of why you left early for heaven is that all good things never seem to last long.”
19- “God really sends His favorite humans for the shortest time on earth.”
Father’s Day Without Dad Quotes
20- “I wish you were here. I wish I could tell you how big the vacuum is that you have left in all our lives. I don’t think we can ever cope with this loss. I miss you today and every day, my dear dad.”
21- “Father’s Day without your dad is like a bouquet without flowers. Empty and meaningless.”
22- “I can’t wait to celebrate Father’s Day in the heavens with you. For now, we would have to do as is.”
23- “The memories I made with you are enough to last me a lifetime. Even if you are not with us physically today, in our minds, you will always be on our side, always watching over us.”
24- “To say that it is hard to spend Father’s Day without a father would be an understatement.”
Cute Father’s Day Quotes
25- “I am sure you have made heaven an even better place with your presence.”
26- “God has called His angel back to Himself.”
27- “Thank You, God, for blessing us with a father who was nothing short of a blessing for us.”
28- “Dads are the real superheroes who don’t wear capes but would stand against the world for you. Wishing you the best Father’s Day in the heavens.”
29- “My dad was the kindest soul on this earth. Maybe this is why he could not last long in this cruel world. I hope the angels are treating you better and well.”
30- “I am sending a letter of appreciation for you on this day to heaven.”
31- “People come and go, but fathers always stay. First in our lives and then in our hearts.”
32- “Did I tell you enough that I love you? And forever will. In all domains.”
33- “Happy Father’s Day to my bestfriend-cum-dad. Is heaven treating you well?”
34- “Seeing you with mom has raised my standards sky-high. It’s hard to find a man like you.”
Heavenly Father’s Day Quotes
35- “Dear God, Thank you for blessing us with more than we could ever ask.”
36- “Whenever things go southward in my life, I remember you, and that’s enough guarantee for me to keep going and believing.”
37- “Happiness comes and goes but in my life, it stays a tad bit longer, and I have no one to Thank but you.”
38- “Happy Heavenly Father’s Day.”
39- “Dear God, Thank You for making my life as beautiful as it is.”
40- “On this Day, we seek your blessings, dear God.”
41- “Forever thankful, forever indebted, forever in need.”
Wrapping Up Father’s Day In Heaven Quotes
Celebrate Father’s Day with a smile and warmth in your heart with these Father’s Day in Heaven quotes
Whether you share these quotes with family and friends or read them for your reflection, they can remind you of the love and bond you shared with your dad.
Remember, even though your dad may not be physically present, his love and legacy will always be with you.
So, this Father’s Day, let’s raise a glass to all the dads in Heaven and keep their memories shining bright!
• Pin it!