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“It means love”: Buffalonians give their opinion on Father’s Day

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — 7 News reporter Yoselin Person had the chance to go to Martin Luther King Jr. Park in the city of Buffalo to stop a few fathers, grandfathers and others and see what the Father’s Day means to them.

Dashawn Hill is a father of four and spoke with Yoselin.

He tells her he’s grateful to be a dad.

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“There is no greater joy than being a dad and taking care of your responsibilities,” he says. “It’s simple. Fathers are important just like mothers. Fathers lay the foundation of how a woman should be treated and teach our sons how to be a man.

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“It means love. It means being with family and being happy,” says Buffalo resident William Payne.

Others even explain their own meaning of what it means to be a dad.

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“Raising children to succeed,” says Alfred Gianes. “It doesn’t matter what career field they’re in, as long as we raise them to succeed.”

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“Back then, for a black man, raising a family took a lot of determination and a lot of doing,” one Buffalo resident said.

Some say that being a father is the root of a family.

“Being a father means everything you know. The father is pretty much the centerpiece of the family, so when I hear about fathers,” says Pastor James Giles. “For me, it represents family. This represents a powerful presence within, with a mother and children bringing them together.

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“Being important as a father means a lot because right now our kids are going through a lot,” says Kenneth Elliott. “A lot of parents look at their children thinking they’re benign, but it’s all about how we raise our children and it’s really important because we’re losing our children to the streets.”

There are some who even mention the disappearance of their father.

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“Father’s Day is very important to me. I honor my father who is far above Heaven, God and I honor my father James who has passed away. He passed away in 1978. I miss my father every day without him I wouldn’t be here,” says Linda Gibson. “I think everyone should have respect for the father who helped them get here. Good or bad.”

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