My father, Eugene King, "sired 3 sons from 3 different women". Those were his own words to me once when he was in a semi drunken state...which was often as I recall. My Dad was an alcoholic for as long as I can remember, his breath nearly always with a sickly alcohol/sour smell to it. He died a guilt ridden, tormented man in 1978 (at 62 yrs.) of congestive heart failure brought on by years and years of heavy drinking, chain smoking and being overweight.
Nonetheless, I miss him terribly. I've wanted to say so many things to him....like: "I love you Dad, no matter what you've done, because I know you loved us all unconditionally and did the best you could do with the situation you had"
He left behind a bitter wife...my mother Ruby who died nearly 2 yrs ago at 88, my older half brother Donovan, myself, my sister Alexis and his then 9 year old son Darryll...my half brother from his mistress Dorothy...and who incidentally has spent the remainder of her life as a hard drinker and heartbroken over his death. We've all paid a heavy price with our own mental health and relationships.....brought on in some way from those circumstances he created.
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As my beloved daughter Carmen commented: "Closure somehow, uh?" Yes, Carmen, closure for we 3 boys at least.
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