My sincere condolences to Mr. Himer's (Julius) family & friends. I met him about 20 years ago and I really didn't address him as anything when I spoke with him (or mostly smiled at him and exchanged a short greeting along with his welcoming hug.) He was "Julius" when I referred or spoke of him, "Jim or Kati's dad" but never as papa - that title was a gift reserved for family and very close friends. He always welcomed me as a friend and that suited me very well. My first and lasting impression of him were that he was an extremely kind and gentle man and I often thought about how lucky his family were to have been raised and guided through life by the very definition of a great dad and grandfather. He was always smiling (or so it seemed to me since that's the only expression I ever saw) I thought he played his role as the family patriarch expertly. It always clearly showed how proud he was of all of his family; most especially his son and daughter - that pride shone bright! It's not hard to imagine how greatly he will be missed by many. May your fond memories of your time with him comfort you and ease your sorrow at his loss. I'm grateful our paths crossed. May he rest in the peace he so richly deserves.

Well, I have over 64 years of stories with Papa to tell - playing together, building/fixing together ... guy stuff.

In hindsight one funny story from about 20-yrs ago sticks out. One long weekend, Papa and I took the small motorhome to "Sundance By Basecamp" in Kananaskis. We set up and went for some short walks. We made supper over an open campfire -- Papa brought rye bread and a book sized slab of back bacon, and I had veggie wieners and buns. Coffee and some star gazing with binoculars capped off the evening. I think there was a meteor shower peaking that weekend too.

We settled in for the night -- Papa taking the pull out bed, me the overhead bunk. Well about an hour into the night, I just could not get to sleep -- Papa was snoring so loud. I called out to him; he rolled over and the snoring stopped, and we both fell asleep again. Then maybe an hour went by when Papa called out to me because I was snoring so loud that it woke him up. Well this went back and forth for most of the night. I don't think either of us got much sleep. The next day we got in the habit of alternating short naps during the day.

The next night was much better, if only because Papa retired about 11PM and I stayed out until almost 4AM with my small telescope.

We did try a fishing hole nearby. We didn't catch anything, but that didn't matter since we just chatted about all the things we built over the years, and places our family traveled.

Quite a memorable weekend.

Dear Kati, Jim and Family. Please accept my deepest condolences. Gyuszi Bacsi was and is still one of the kindest gentleman that God has created on this earth. He is the epitome of a good Christian, kind, giving and caring! He never missed to greet all my Famiily at any time. He had a very beautiful smile. May he rest in peace! May the perpetual light shine upon him.

My deepest and sincere condolences to the Himer Family . He will be greatly missed.

Alexander Biró