from Eric Francis of Sportsnet,
There’s a slight quiver in Troy Stecher’s lip when talk turns to the man who has meant everything to him.
His father, his best friend, his coach for life.
It’s been almost three years since Peter Stecher died suddenly, on Father’s Day, due to complications from diabetes. He was 65.
It left a void in his son’s life that he still struggles at times to deal with.
And while the affable Flames defenceman glows about the lifetime of lessons, love, and opportunities his father gave him, it’s talk of the parting gift dad left that still prompts a crack in his voice and a glistening in his eyes.
Four weeks after his dad’s passing, as he cleaned out his father’s apartment, Troy found a one-page, handwritten letter written to him by his dad.
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