He wasn’t perfect, but from a daughter’s point of view, he was pretty damn close

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He wasn’t perfect, but from a daughter’s point of view, he was pretty damn close

My Dad, Neville Moriarty, was the first to admit he wasn’t perfect, but from a daughter’s point of

view he was pretty damn close.

On September 22, 2022, my parents were on a trip up North in WA, doing what retired people love best, driving around experiencing the red dirt, warm sun and unique northwest Aussie lifestyle.

Michelle Moriarty is a Grief Expert and Social Worker who has written a piece about losing her own dad and how to navigate that grief on and in the lead up to Father’s Day.

On this day they’d decided to explore the gorges, walking and swimming. They took photos of the countryside and the huge python they’d been swimming with (but didn’t realise at the t