RIP Daddy.

Kent Rowland
1964 ~ 2011
Kent Rowland was born 6-25-1964 to Dean & Maxine Rowland, Kent reunited with his parents and one sister Kathy on 4-6-2011.

Kent is survived by his 3 children, Wade, Jordyn and Erin Rowland, Siblings: Debbie (Randy) Hansen, Rick (Paula) Rowland, and Carrie (Ed) Pruitt. And his companion, Tiffany Duvall.

Services will be held Friday 4-15-2011 at the American Fork North Stake Center at 11 am. 975 North 60 East American Fork UT. Friends may call 1 hour prior to service.

Internment will be held at Pleasant Grove cemetery under the direction of Anderson and Sons.

This Ladies and gentlemen, would be my father. We just held his funeral on Friday. It went pretty good. I had a ton of support from friends and family and I don't think I will ever to be able to thank them enough. 

Everyone that knows me knows that, well... I didn't have the best relationship with my dad. He made some life decisions that I didn't particularly agree with. So,  I kept my distance. To keep me from getting hurt.

Now that it is all said and done, sometimes I regret not having a little bit better of a relationship. But I guess everything happens for a reason right? I could have tried better though... All those times I went to pick my sister up I could have went inside and said hello. 

What's done is done now... There is no turning back. This has taught me a very important life lesson. To tell the people you love that you love them dearly. More then just once every few months. Live every day to the fullest cause one day, without any notice or caution, it can end.

Dear dad, 

I am thankful for all that you taught me in the times we spent together. You were a little girls hero once upon a time. I am sorry for being such a brat a lot of the time. I really do love you and I hope you know that. I believe that you are in a better place now free from your pain and sorrow. I know you loved us three kids more then any other thing in this world, even if you found difficulty in showing it sometimes. I know that I will see you again someday and I honestly can't wait for that day. To see you in a pure state. Like I remember when I was little. You taught me how to fish the river, shoot a paintball gun, that cool finger trick that kills!, you showed me what kind of parent that I want to be in a weird round about way. You showed me how to care. You should me a little bit how to work on cars. You were always a great mechanic. Though you were not perfect, though nobody really is, I still loved you. Still love you. Even though I didn't show it, or say it all the time. Most importantly of all, and I am sad that it took your death to teach me this, You showed me how to forgive. Not to hold a grudge. Daddy, I forgive you. I'll be seeing you soon. 

Love, Your little girl, Jordyn lynn