Michael Vonhasseln
William Von Hasseln was my father. Despite only having met him in person a handful of times in my life, I did my best to stay in touch with him over the years. Having similar experiences in life, I would call or message him for advice on occasion. Our last conversation was many years ago, when I graduated from college. I asked for his address and sent him a copy of my diploma; I was proud of myself, and I wanted him to be proud of me too.
My life doesn't have a lot of regrets, but one of the few I do have is that we never had a chance to reconnect, to have a real relationship. There is a whole lifetime of his that I know nothing about, and I deeply regret that I will never be able to learn more about it. I will miss him... but I know he and Ok Hwa are together again. And I will see him again one day.