Still Your Dad, Always My Son: A Year in the Life of a Grieving Father is the story of a grieving father's year-long reflections of the ever-changing paths he has travelled during his thirteen-year grief journey for his son Nick. Through the sharing of his life before, during, and after the tragic loss of his son, the author reveals how his efforts to continue on with the life that the world expects him to is never the same after the acceptance of his new normal brought on by his grief and is met by the reality of the physical absence of his son on earth.By sharing his experiences in reentering into the social and working world after the death of his son, he finds a path provided by God, which allows him to focus on keeping his son alive in his heart and to continue to move forward with his own life. With renewed strength and purpose, he continues to provide for his family, contribute to those in his public service centered career, and allow for the renewal of family traditions, the introduction of new traditions, and maintaining a respect for the memory of his son and the prominent place he still occupies within his life and those who still love him.Along the way, he finds comfort in looking back over the year and seeing the positive progression in his grief journey. As he finds purpose in helping others who are experiencing a similar grief, he discovers the source of his strength from his faith and the blessing that is his continued relationship with his son that only God could provide.