The sisters called their father giving, goofy and a person people wanted to have around.
Now in the family’s Argyle home, his absence is palpable.
Last month, Jeff Forste was hospitalized with COVID-19. His daughters said he originally expected to be there just a couple of days, but it wasn’t long before he was on a ventilator. Then, doctors transferred him to a hospital in Oklahoma for ECMO treatment. However, they determined he wasn’t a candidate.
On July 9, came time to say goodbye. Once he went, it just never got better,” said Kawas.
As Forste s family made arrangements to bring his ashes home, his coworkers at American Airlines, where he d worked as a mechanic for 20 years, stepped in to help.