Thanks For Being Here Tracy's Dad Joe

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

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🗓️ 16 October 2022

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Today’s submission is introduced in the episode as a eulogy but it’s actually an essay that writer, speaker and advocate Tracy Hargen wrote about her beloved dad Joe, shortly after he died in 2012. Tracy describes her dad as her “cheerleader, biggest fan, bear hugger, tear wiper and supporter of crazy ideas”. He had a big personality that filled every room he walked into and had a memorable, radio-worthy voice that Tracy got to capture and have forever when they did a StoryCorps interview together for NPR. As Tracy says, “May every child have the gift of loving parents who cherish them beyond words and believe in them beyond reason.”

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, welcome to thanks for being here, a short weekly pod to remind us of the many
0:06.5	essential and beautiful ways we affect one another. Every Sunday I'll read a submission
0:12.6	from a listener of Kelly Corrigan Wonders. Could be wedding vows or about mitzvah toast,
0:18.4	a eulogy or retirement speech. We believe this is the loveliest way to tap into our better selves,
0:26.2	and remember our highest values. We encourage you to share this podcast each week with one person
0:32.6	you love, maybe someone you miss or need to bring closer, someone you want to feel your appreciation
0:39.4	or admiration or both. This is thanks for being here.
0:49.3	Today's thanks for being here comes from a listener named Tracy Hargan.
0:53.2	Dear Kelly and team, I wrote this shortly after my dad died in 2012. I was reflecting on all the
0:58.9	things he and my mom taught me over the years. As I sat there reminiscing, I thought about all the
1:04.1	lessons we learned from our parents love and how crucial that love is to us and in turn how important
1:10.8	our love is to our children. May every child have the gift of loving parents who cherish them
1:16.4	beyond words and believe in them beyond reason. May every parent send their kids out into the world
1:21.9	with these gifts and the world would be a better place. This is definitely my way of saying thanks
1:27.4	for being here, dad. Thank you for your podcast. It's always a bright spot in my week.
1:32.5	So today's eulogy is from Tracy Hargan about her dad. Dad, I see you went a bird source overhead.
1:41.0	I see you in my son's faces and hear you in their deep voices. I see you in a dragonfly hangs
1:46.4	around and settles on a chair rail. Then stares at me like he has something to say. I see you in
1:52.1	our sons are wearing your bracelets. One you wore in Vietnam and the other you wore for the rest
1:57.6	of your life. I wish I could see you one more time. Hell, who am I kidding? I wish you were still here
2:03.2	all the time. I heard someone say once that our parents are our biggest cheerleaders and when
2:08.2	they're gone, a part of that goes with them. That was certainly true with you. You made me believe
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