Ron Lancaster passes

I had a "Lou" moment yesterday. Ron Lancaster died and it made me feel sorta sad all day.
A "Lou" moment, is the sudden, unexpected bit of melancholy that hits me when something reminds me of my Dad. This definitely qualified.
Ron Lancaster was the Tom Brady of the Roughriders. My Dad loved the Riders and when I was a kid Lancaster handing off to Reed was a staple of the team.
All day I thought of my Dad and what would he have thought of Ron's passing. Of course I felt bad for Lancaster family and what #23 meant to so many football fans but to be honest I mostly thought of Lou. Weird huh?
There are lot's of times in a day or week when I'll wish that I could call my pop and share something with him but not all of those occasions leave me blue.
Long ago people told me that every once in a while I'd experience the sadness of my Fathers death and yesterday's Lou moment proved them right.