I'm guessing he would have been around 63 or so and with his young family it is so young to get that kind of news.in very recent years both my parents past away in their 80s. Mum had cancer but luckily she had very little pain with it. In recent months I have been told that my youngest brother has stage four bowel cancer. He is struggling each day with it but luckily all his children are young adults with jobs. One the great things l like about this man is how he speaks of his wife and family! Mrs Colonel must have had all her marbles and heart in right place and lined up because while he wasn't there much to raise them up she did double duty as mum and dad as well as training and educating herself and then keeping house ,hearth , Home, family going while holding down a busy job likes being a CPA. You have done great guys. Yes you will miss him but he has gone to a place of many mansions and l am sure the Lord God is my redeemer that your dad and husband is there in the happy sweet land in God's happy presence sharing in all the good things that God promises his Faithfull children. Yes there are bad days now where you you feel the loneliness and the sadness that he isn't with you as he was so you could lean on him and ask for his advice or his comfort just do things with. The pain gets less but it doesn't go away but instead of grieving you will start rembering happy times and these will get you through and provide answers and strength for you to fall back on for he has done his job well as a Father, a husband, a friend, a confidante, a problem solver and disciplinarian, and about all else a dad who has given you everything you need to get you through and be all that he wanted you to be.

He seems like an amazing man. The world is better for him having been here.

My thoughts and Best wishes to Lt Col Mark Webers family. Hoping you are all going well and life is being good to you all since your lovely father and husband has passed. Bless your family.

Legion of Merit for his beyond the call of service, explained at 3:31

RIP from Navy med ic and Police Det. Army, Navy Officer Hal B Mincey's widow thank your hero family.

Jesus Christ, my hero and my late husband Hal my next hero, plus his children are my strong angels persevering without brave Father/Husband. Firefighters r also my hero's, plus Police, First Responders. My brothers also!!!!

I think she was nervous. Her hands kept moving. Her husband was retiring as he was dealing with terminal cancer. I’m sure it was a very emotional day on many levels for the entire family. I don’t think she meant it as a slight. When she was afraid he was getting upset she bumped his hand. She loved him and she was likely barely holding it together.