Rudolph Clausing was “the hardest worker” and “the most selfless person” according to his daughter, Anna Harp. He was such a great man that he could talk to strangers and instantly bring a smile to their faces.

His two daughters, Anna Harp, 27, and Abrielle Clausing, 21, always took care of him. Rudolph had hereditary lung disease and unfortunately, contracted Covid-19 before Thanksgiving.

This was their “worst nightmare come true” according to the girls.

Rudolph battled the virus for months, going in and out of the hospital, until one January night when they noticed he was struggling. They called for an ambulance and rushed their father to the hospital.

“Once he was back in, it was just like, endless, like no good news, basically, like he wasn’t recovering,” Anna said. “It just seemed like, his lungs were just tired and they couldn’t work anymore.”

Rudolph passed away with his wife and daughters by his side.

“We were just spewing out everything we wanted to say to him. You’re just trying to think of everything you want to say in those few minutes. We were just hugging each other and I was just telling him how thankful I was to have a dad like him. I just kept repeating over and over we were going to be OK.”

Anna shared.

And as they said their final goodbyes, the girls found a note he had written from his hospital bed. It said, “It has been such a good life.”

Rudolph was thinking of his family even during his final moments. He was grateful for everything, especially his beautiful family. He breathed his last on January 13.

“He’s such a selfless person to be thinking about other people on the last moments of his life. He thought to write this note to us, so that we knew that he had a good life, and he was at peace with the life that he had,” Anna said. “That just shows like the type of person he was.”

Anna and Abrielle wanted to remember their dad by getting tattoos of his last words. The sisters drove to Tulsa, Oklahoma, just a few hours away from their home in Siloam Springs, Arkansas to see Dustin Cleveland, Anna’s favorite tattoo artist.

Anna’s tattoo is on her right thigh, adorned with two flowers in bloom. Abrielle had her dad’s exact handwriting tattooed on the inside of her upper arm. Rudolph lives on through ink.

“It was just really important to us because we just have so much love for him. This was the only way we could think to show it and just have this reminder everyday that he did live such a good life.”

Anna explained.

Over a million people have watched the video on Tiktok, while thousands of other viewers left heartfelt messages of love and condolences for the sisters.

“It’s crazy because after something like this happens you just feel so isolated because you’re only seeing people online that are like living their normal lives now, but I’m never going to be able to go back to a normal life,” Harp said. “Seeing all those comments you realize you’re not alone in this.”

Rudolph’s legacy continues with his daughters.

Losing someone is tough, but how we choose to share their legacy for the world to see is a decision we need to make. For Anna and Abrielle, dad lives on. So live a good life.

Anna shared a short video on Tiktok which you can watch below!

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Source: My Positive Outlooks, TikTok