Jim Akin, Sr., RIP

Dad
I’d like to thank Tim J for letting people know about the recent passing of my father. 

This is obviously a difficult time, but I have a great deal of peace about the situation. God allowed me to do what I needed to do to care for my father’s spiritual and physical needs, and that is a source of enormous consolation, and for which I am enormously greatful to Our Lord.

I’ll be flying to Texas for the funeral, but I wanted to say thank you to all who have kept my father and my family in their thoughts and prayers–not just at this time but for the last couple of months, because my father is the close relative to whom I referred when I asked for prayers about a family situation back in December.

Thank you all!

As you can probably guess, that’s my dad in the picture on the left. As you may also be able to guess, that’s me he’s holding.

If I recognize the background correctly, this picture was taken on the family ranch in Deep East Texas, where I’ll be heading, and just a couple of miles from where Dad will be buried next to Mom.

But the picture is of other times–other ages.

Happy times. 

Let’s treasure them always.

Next . . . a post on something completely different (by whoever of the three co-bloggers wants to post it!).

Author: Jimmy Akin

Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."

26 thoughts on “Jim Akin, Sr., RIP”

  4. I will keep your father and you and your family in my prayers Jimmy.
    To You, O Lord, do we commend the soul of Your servant, Jimmy Akin Snr, that being dead to the world he may live unto You; and whatsoever sins he has committed through the frailty of his mortal nature, wash away by the pardon of Your most merciful love. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

  7. Jimmy, my family’s thoughts and prayers for you, your family and for your father. Eternal rest give to him, O Lord. And may perpetual light shine on him.

  8. Jimmy, my family’s thoughts and prayers for you, your family and for your father. Eternal rest give to him, O Lord. And may perpetual light shine on him.

  9. Out of the depths I call to you, LORD;
    Lord, hear my cry! May your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
    If you, LORD, mark our sins, Lord, who can stand?
    But with you is forgiveness and so you are revered.
    I wait with longing for the LORD, my soul waits for his word.
    My soul looks for the Lord more than sentinels for daybreak. More than sentinels for daybreak,
    let Israel look for the LORD, For with the LORD is kindness, with him is full redemption,
    And God will redeem Israel from all their sins.

  11. I lost my Dad a year ago this week, so I know about a lot of the things you are going through now. I am very sorry for your loss and will keep you both in my prayers.

  12. Along with my prayers goes the thought that that is a wonderful picture: an excellent memory to have and keep for those times when you still wish you could talk [and get answers], in spite of the expectation that he is better off where he is now.
    As is sung at the end of the funeral:
    In paradisum deducant te Angeli;
    in tuo adventu suscipiant te martyres,
    et perducant te
    in civitatem sanctam Ierusalem.
    Chorus angelorum te suscipiat,
    et cum Lazaro quondam paupere
    æternam habeas requiem.

  14. Jimmy,
    I am so sorry for your loss. I will remember both of you in my prayers. God Bless you both.

  15. Jimmy, we’ve been completely stuck and without electricity for the last three days and just got everything back a few hours ago.
    Sorry I’ve been out of touch. God bless you and your family.

  16. Deepest condolences, Jimmy. I lost my Dad 25 years ago. It hurts and I feel for you. On the other hand, I rejoice that you are at peace. May your Dad’s soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

  18. I’m very sorry to hear this, Jimmy, and offer my condolences and prayers. It is indeed very tough. My wife lost her father three years ago and I have seen how difficult it was for her. I lost my one brother to leukemia in 1998 and it still deeply affects me. But God is merciful. May He shower grace on you and your family at this difficult time.

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