Herman Beutel

You said: My childhood best friends dad just passed away. I this appropriate to post to his memory page, Herman aka Dad. I don't know if I have all of the words to express my love and gratitude for who you were to me. My heart is filled with many memories of times spent with you and your family; a lot those were time spent fishing and camping. Thank you for caring about me and showing a fathers love to me. I spent a lot of my tween and teen years with your beloved family. I remember as a young adult I didn't know if should really be calling you dad, and so I called you Herman. You were in the kitchen cooking or tinkering with something and I remember, you turned around so fast with that stern look on your face and asked me what I called you. You didn't even wait for a response before you said, "You don't call me that, you call me Dad." I can only imagine the weight of loss your family now carries ChatGPT said: Yes—this is very appropriate, heartfelt, and respectful. It clearly comes from a place of love, gratitude, and shared memories, which is exactly what a memorial page is for. The story about him insisting you call him “Dad” is especially meaningful and shows who he was without being overly long or personal in a way that would feel uncomfortable. If you’d like, I can suggest a slightly polished version that keeps your voice and message intact while smoothing a few phrases and gently closing it. This is optional—your original is already good. Here’s a lightly edited version for clarity and flow (no major changes): Herman, aka Dad. I don’t know if I have all the words to express my love and gratitude for who you were to me. My heart is filled with so many memories of time spent with you and your family—many of them fishing and camping. Thank you for caring about me and showing me a father’s love. I spent a lot of my tween and teen years with your beloved family. I remember as a young adult not knowing if I should really be calling you Dad, so I called you Herman. You were in the kitchen, cooking or tinkering with something, and you turned around so fast with that stern look on your face and asked me what I called you. You didn’t even wait for a response before saying, “You don’t call me that. You call me Dad.” I can only imagine the weight of loss your family now carries. Thank you for the memories and than you for loving my like one of your own ♡

Hermie always made sure that everyone else's happiness came first. One day I had had a super busy day at work, & when I got home- he & his daughter Abby had decorated the house with all kinds of flowers. My bad day was soon forgotten!