Well, just that really. He would have been 47. I'm not sure if my dh will think of it, and my dc definitely won't remember the date. My parents obviously will, and his wife. Can't stop thinking about him and all he missed out on, and I miss him - I don't laugh with anyone else the same as the db I grew up with... But my parents are old school stiff upper lip types, and dh does his best but just tries to 'solve' problems rather than talk/listen (good luck with this one! If only he could...). Not sure why I'm posting really - it's not like it's going to bring him back, but just wanted to acknowledge it somehow. Weird how I seem to be getting sadder as time goes on...maybe it's sinking in more. At the time there were lots of financial things to sort out, so focussed on the practical...