You dad sounds like a peach.
I lost my dad when I just turned 13. I think of him all the time and wonder what my life would have been like at 20 or 40, if he had still been around. I "talk" to him at times, ask him what I should do. I like to think he's giving me advice, but I know it's mostly the echo of my own thoughts and life experience.
It does sound like you had a great time with him - which is awesome. 😊👏