More than anything, Father's Day underscored everything that R.C. Slocum has faced this year.
He's preparing to step down after serving as Texas A&M's interim athletic director for nearly three months to return to being an assistant to the president.
He's looking ahead to his first year serving on the College Football Playoff selection committee.
In-between, Slocum spent several days at a hospital bed praying for a medical miracle.
"It's life," Slocum said in an extended phone interview. "You can't predict those kind of things. You have to just to take it when it comes.