Birth date: Aug 17, 1942 Death date: Nov 19, 2012
Bernard “Bernie” Hoskins, 70, died Monday, November 19, 2012 at his residence in Culpeper, after a long battle with congestive heart disease. He was born August 17, 1942 in Fredericksburg to the late George Franklin and Annie Mae Read Obituary
My dear brother. I miss you so much. I want to hear your voice calling me 'doll' and i would love to hug you one more time. Someday we will meet again and i will see that beautiful smile again. I will always love you. I pray for Faye and the rest of your family and pray God be with them. Sister Peggy
It’s hard to think of just one thing we’d like everyone to know about Bernie. He was such a wonderful, kind, good-natured person, we could go on & on. But if we had to pick something, it would be that we could depend on him to be there for us. Whatever the circumstance, whether it was letting us & our friends move in for the weekend to watch cable TV or calling at 10 o’clock at night with a flat tire or dead battery out in the middle of nowhere. All we had to do was call … he was ALWAYS there on the other end of the phone.
You rarely ever got voice mail with Bernie. Every time the phone rang, he answered. He was never too busy. Because it might be important. It could be an emergency. Somebody might really need something. And, being girls, we usually did. Whatever that happened to be at the time, (and he always knew just what that was), he’d say “All right, Girl. I’ll be right there.” “Don’t worry, Honey. It’ll be alright." "We’ll take care of it. That’s no problem, no problem at all.” He knew from the get-go that we needed him to be that person for us & he dedicated himself to that task. FOR LIFE. We will always be grateful and love him for that.
THANK YOU BERNIE. Not for the things you gave to us, but for being there for the three of us, Mom & Dad. For giving us your time and your attention. For accepting all of us & never judging. For loving and taking such good care of all of us.
But, Thank You especially for being so wonderfully devoted to our Faye. We will miss you every day and look forward to the day we’re with you again in heaven. What a day that is going to be!!
Love you always,
Carolyn, Angie & Tammy
~Daddy~
November 24, 2012
It’s hard to just pick one favorite memory that reminds me of Daddy.
One of my first memories of Daddy is how special I felt when he came to lunch at my school one day when I was maybe in 2nd grade. I remember my whole hand only covered his one finger while we walked down stairs.
I can remember sitting in the living room many Saturday nights listening to their old 45’s and dad and mom would sing to the songs and dance and if I was lucky mom would let me cut in and I would dance with daddy. The one song that sticks out the most is “I’ll go to my grave loving you”. I was amazed that they danced that well.
Daddy was always laid back for the most part, but it seemed I knew the right buttons to push sometimes and that wasn’t fun. Mom always said that we were so much alike that that’s why we had our little “battles” from time to time but no matter what, I knew he loved
me and just wanted what was best for me. And I will never forget the times that Daddy had his run-ins with baseball umpires and was quick to let them know they weren’t doing a good job.
I know He loved my brothers and me and let’s be honest, the teenage years aren’t easy but he did what he had to do to keep us all in line.
I am so very thankful that God blessed my brothers and me with a wonderful dad whose love for us never wavered. I only pray that I can be as good a parent as he was to us. He also loved his grandkids and was proud of what wonderful men and woman they
had become. I’m thankful that Austin will always have the memory of the times he went with him to Baby Jim’s to get a hamburger or two. That was their summer tradition.
I remember growing up and all my friends that came over always felt welcome and at home there. Some of them lived there for weeks on end in the summer. Most dads never like their daughter’s boyfriends and my dad was the same, but thankfully after a time he thought of Patrick as a son more than a son-in-law.
I know I only had him as my dad here on Earth for 36 years but he will always and forever be in my heart and be the best daddy any girl could ask for. I love you Daddy. I will never forget all that you taught me and all the love you showed me.
Love Always and Forever
Suzanne Doreen Hoskins Stead
