Throughout his life, my dad was incredibly focused on being successful and providing for our family, trying to ensure all of us had the best possible future. He was good at it, too. He built us a beautiful home by the beach, studied with me so I'd get straight A's, and took our family on countless vacations to Hawaii and Yosemite — all while running a business and putting money into his retirement fund. Along the way, he postponed a lot of things he wanted to do, like finally taking that trip