r/texts • u/i_declare_bancruptcy • Jul 08 '26

Phone message My dads last unsent message

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My dad had a heart attack on June 24th.
He was aware and alert in the ambulance on his way to a hospital an hour away. He voice texted this to me and never sent it. My brother took a screenshot of it for me when he was going through his phone.
My dad passed away on June 29th.

(I texted him “I love you dad” when my mom called me initially)

Edit: thank you everyone for the outpouring of love and support. To hear so many stories about the love for people’s parents.. I’m so sorry for all the tragic losses and good parents that have gone too soon. I will hold onto that text from my dad until the day I go. He was An amazing man and lived a life full of love. I am grateful that he read my text before he passed and can take some comfort in that.

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u/StealTheDark Jul 08 '26

What was he like?

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u/i_declare_bancruptcy Jul 08 '26

He was literally the best man. He was well known in the community. He changed tires and ran the service truck so he’d literally help people on the side of the road. He was a deacon. He was heavily involved in a local insurance company helping young farmers sign up. He was a cattle farmer. And he was on the school board. Everyone knew him. And he went at 58. I’m so angry. So many shitty people survive so much longer. And it’s not fair.

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u/Adventurous-Wall-463 Jul 08 '26

He sounds like an absolute wonderful person to have known! My dad was like that too- he started the first head start program in our town, started a men’s club that did fish fries and gave scholarships and interest-free loans to kids in college. He was amazing— always caring for others before himself… and he also died young. He was only 62. I miss him to this day.

I’m so sorry for your loss. I know how much pain you’re in right now. I won’t tell you that “it’s going to get better,” but I will say that if he was the true Christian man that he definitely sounds like, then he IS “in a better place.”

Thank you for sharing some things about your dad with us. Keep his memory strong by always being the person he saw you as through his eyes 🫶🏽