- Date Of Birth: January 3, 1962
- Date Of Death: June 24, 2013
- State: Florida
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Michael F. Acquafredda
My father was raised to be stubborn and tough. He has been to the darkest pit and found his way back to the light. He was strict and structured growing up. However, over the years he became a believer of something far greater than himself. He lived as if he were to die tomorrow and learned as if he were to live forever.
My father’s career specialized in building foundations for homes. As a father he helped create the foundation of our lives. His life lessons live on in us, and make us who we are today. He taught us to always give more than we take and reach out to people who needed our help.
His children will not forget the moments we shared. He would play with his daughter and her little brothers in living room; this molded her to become a protective big sister and a guardian in our lives. He would joke with your children over ice cream at dells freeze. How about the time he would make you the craziest hat on crazy hat day. At times he would even duck tape your mouth if you talked too much. I know Anthony remembers the time I put silly putty in his armpit. That didn’t go over very well. He had the loudest New York accent saying, “Shoot! Now put in a half!” you ever heard at wrestling meets. Most of us remember coffee in the morning on the front porch just talking about whatever was going on at the time. Through all his struggles he found someone who he could instill all his trust into and who changed his life around. He was finally happy.
A beloved father no one can replace, his death is his new beginning. Death is not the end of life, as the horizon is not the end of the ocean. He always taught us that we could do anything we put our mind to. He made me feel the sky is not the limit; it is just the first stop. This man always had an open door and wore his heart on his sleeve. He is our Angel now. And I know he is proud of us. He always said we are nothing without our word and our family. Alone we are weakened, but together as a family, we open our arms and put them around each other to overcome the hardest times of our lives. We are not worn-out by moving up the hills, we are not exhausted from climbing mountains, together we can rise and conquer anything that comes before us. I am thankful for the family and friends that have been the cement in bringing us together during this troubling time that make us concrete.
His spirit is with us and may he continue his journey in peace
