Reggie's Foreign Auto Works Ltd

Hello everyone, I may not be able to express in words all that should be said about a wonderful father. Lucien Houle past away on Monday January 15th. He is a man that gave me life lessons that at the time may have frustrated me. We have a common bond as mechanics, most people would say he taught me everything about SAAB's, but the truth is Dad had me learn from my mistakes, and i made plenty of mistakes, Dad taught me to learn on my own, pay attention to what I'm doing, but i always felt that i could lean on him when i struggled with something. Dad would show me once and then he expected me to learn from that. Dad would tell me "someone made it so you can fix it " Dad would always remind me he never finished 8th grade, and so Dad just expected me to know better. I worked for Dad from 1978 to 1990. I struggled to please him, customers were usually satisfied with my services, but it was never clear to me if i made my father proud. It wasn't until i had my own business that i was informed from numerous clients and people Dad had lunch or breakfast with, (which we all know Dad never missed breakfast or lunch) these people would express to me how much Dad would talk about all my accomplishments while i worked for him. I look back now and realize Dad had his own way of expressing how proud he was with me. Maybe back then i was selfish or felt i had earned it and needed to hear from Dad that he was proud of me. I only recently realized that Dad may have been hard on me or expected more of me Only because he wanted me to be better than him. I wish i felt this way when i was younger.
My sisters Christine, Nancy and Diane are comforting our Mother as i write this, they need prayers and most of all if my Mom can be in your thoughts and Prayers as Mom finds the strength to move forward with only Dad's spirit at hand. We all miss him, i will miss the phone calls of Dad asking for advise on a car he was working on, the phone calls were sometimes inconvenient for me, but i always would try and satisfy his questions, i only wish i took more time to just talk with Dad. Many of us thought Dad would live to 100, and Dad said so to. I will miss that firm grip of a hand shake he greeted everyone with.
Please have my family in your thoughts and prayers. I realize this is long winded, thank you for taking the time to read this about a man that did not finish high school, but yet had successful business, never did wrong to anyone, determined to make anything work again, provided for our family, thought me values that i now understand, A man i am proud to call my Father, a man that i may not have always agreed with , but a man i always looked up to.
I love you Dad, may you rest with no more knee pains. You may not be able to call on me, but i will always call on you.