Comments on: How My Father Still Inspires Me 19 Years After His Death

By: Steve- Susan Johnson

Steve- Susan Johnson — Sat, 28 Apr 2018 12:41:43 +0000

Your Dad was a great man and a friend of mine while growing up in Boswell. We rode the bus together until he graduated. I think of him often as well. He and your great Uncle Keith were people my father and I loved to talk to and fly with. I am touched by your reflections and am reminded of the power of having a mentor in a young man’s life. Carry on Scott. You are doing him proud!
Steve Johnson
Boswell, IN

By: Kristin Dimmich

Kristin Dimmich — Sat, 28 Apr 2018 12:34:20 +0000

Hi Scott, I so enjoyed reading the tribute to your Dad. He was a childhood friend. We went to church and school together. Back then I had no idea I would marry into the Dimmich family! Dale was a great guy and I will always miss him.
Kristin Dimmich

By: Lou Galluppi

Lou Galluppi — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 01:54:50 +0000

Dear Scott. Hard to believe it’s been a year already since I emailed you. The more you write and the pictures I see; it seems your dad had a premonition of what was to come. To visit 40 states in such a short time was the testament of his love for flying and love for you and mom. As I shared with you last year, I’ve had many years tending to the sick, the dying and their families. Please don’t hesitate to call on me. I have so many stories to share with you about standing at the bedside with the dying and their families. I have no doubt that dad is their in spirit; what ever you are doing, where ever you go. You are so sharp on Channel 12. Your reporting surpasses any of the other Meteorologists. You’re so well dressed and very articulate. God bless you Scott. Hope to hear from you some day! Lou Galluppi

By: Andrea McAllister

Andrea McAllister — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 02:21:13 +0000

Very nice article. He did a fine job raising you. I’m sure he’s very proud of the man you have become.

By: Louis Galluppi

Louis Galluppi — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 01:25:12 +0000

Dear Scott,

Not too long ago, I heard you make reference to your dad. The way you spoke I realized he must have passed on. I am so thankful I read your tribute to him. He sounded like a great man and no doubt he lives on in you. I was a Catholic priest for seventeen years; leaving the ministry in 1999. I celebrated many funerals in those seventeen years and always reassured families that their loved ones were now in the hands of God. When we are born our Lord knows when He will call us home. He called your dad home at a young age. However, as you already know your dad is always with you! He would be so proud to see you on television doing what you love. Yes, I know what it’s like to grieve. No one can tell us when we should “get over it”. I will mourn the loss of my mom and dad until they come to escort me to eternal life with them. God bless you Scott. If I can ever assist you in any way do not hesitate to call on me!

By: Rusty

Rusty — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 05:22:04 +0000

Scott,

Knowing your dad as I did there is no doubt my friend he would be nothing but proud of you my friend. He was a great man and was so proud to have you as his son.

Young Rusty

By: Elaine Martina St. Pierre

Elaine Martina St. Pierre — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 23:11:34 +0000

As someone who used to work at Local 12 for 16 years,I know the feeling of those who work together as being like a family, and having read your piece about your father, I know what Family means to you. You are a wonderful son to your Mother I am sure and those around you will continue to be like your family and will help to keep your Father’s life alive for many years to come. He is indeed very proud of you Scott,and he would be so pleased to know the fine people you work with on and off the weather /news programs.

By: Mary Lou Evans

Mary Lou Evans — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:07:03 +0000

What a loving, beautiful tribute. You are the dream that your father had for YOU – be proud of yourself and your “heart” – your Dad is living there. Thanks for sharing!

By: Elise

Elise — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 11:54:07 +0000

Sending you extra prayers today as you remember your father. Anniversaries always bring back so much. I would imagine much of him lives on in you, as he sounds like a man who passed on many of his fine qualities to his son. We never know what lies beyond, but I believe he has watched the plant grow, he knows what a good man you are, and he is so very proud.