I wrote this to several of my father’s closest friends after his funeral.  Enclosed was a special gift for each of them. Many years ago, one of Dad’s several dreams as a young man was to sing professionally as an operatic tenor.  He worked at developing his voice with the same discipline and enthusiasm he applied to everything else he did.  One of his life’s greatest disappointments was the day his teacher told him the dream was out of his reach.  As with so much else in his life, he turned the experience into a story.  “Fred, you have everything a tenor needs to succeed.  You have the dedication, the…