The following is the last post of a young man who died of cancer and how he doesn't regret his life and how he was happy with life.  I think this is what my dad would have said had he had the chance.

I am not sure who will read this post but I do have updates. We are still working on setting up the Roel M. Villarreal Memorial Scholarship Fund boy the IRS doesn't make it easy to set up stuff. My mom and I are still here, every day we get a tiny bit better. In other news, here is the real reason for this post.
On November 12th 2009 my dad was struck by a woman who ran a red light. Her car basically T-boned my dad's car right into the driver's side. At the time the police didn't cite her for anything because they wanted to wait and see how my dad was going to recover and if he didn't recover and die they would try to charge her with vehicular manslaughter. Well it has been over a year and we never heard anything from anyone. My mom along with very supportive friends made that call to the investigator. It was very hard for her to do because basically you are reliving it all over again and it is a terrible feeling. Well she made the call. He told my mom that they worked hours and hours trying to build evidence to charge her. They presented the report to the district attorney who then in turn presented it to a panel or the DA may have sent it to the grand jury he wasn't sure. Ultimately they decided to only cite her for running a red light. Yeah running a red light. I am guilty of running red lights, I even got a ticket but no one died. My dad died because of her carelessness. It was hard to prove she was speeding because conveniently BMWs (yeah she had a BMW) don't have the black box that records speeds on cars. So they had no idea how fast she was going. One witness said she wasn't speeding, another witness said she was. They couldn't tell how fast she was going because there was little skid marks because she didn't hit her breaks when she hit my dad, she just crashed into him and then the vehicle stopped. The light was red, it wasn't yellow turning into red, it was RED. Other cars were stopped at the intersection because it was RED. She just flew through it like it was a green light and right into my dad who was making a left turn. So her carelessness killed my dad but all she got was a ticket for running a red light. Yes I know some will say Delena don't be mad take the high road and she will get her judgement later in life. Well I am mad because she took away one person that I cared for so much because I don't know she needed to re-apply her mary kay make up. The investigator said he was sorry that all they could do was give her a citation. He said it was unjust that this happened. He said they worked hard but because they couldn't produce evidence she was speeding or under the influence they decided not to charge her with manslaughter. I understand it could have happened to anyone and yes her intention was not to hit and kill my dad that day. However, I wish she would have said something to us. Sorry or something. Does she think about my dad? Does she ever wonder what happened to us? I am too shocked right now to comprehend. We waited for a year to hear back thinking oh they must be charging her with something, no a citation for a red light which they could have done then and there at the time of the accident but didn't. I had a feeling this would happen after reading a news story in the Houston press about how messed up City of Houston traffic laws are. Well I guess I thought people should know. I know most of you have moved on but my mom and I never will. We lost a great man who meant so much to us because a lady failed to stop at the stop light. I want everyone to remember this when they drive. I am guilty of it too running red lights but no more. I even stop at yellow. It's not worth getting somewhere 5 minutes sooner if it means sacrificing someone's life.
I love you dad and I miss you so much. I know you would tell me this happens mija and there is nothing you can do but be thankful for what you have now. I am thankful for people who have supported me through this. I just wanted to let everyone know what has happened so far.

I wanted to let everyone know my mom and I are doing fine. We are trying to cope the best we can and be strong. We have had an overwhelming outpouring of support and we like to thank each and everyone of you. My mom is going to inquire more about setting up a scholarship fund in my dad's name in a couple of weeks and as soon as we get more information you will read it here first. Right now we are taking it easy. I am back at work full time and my mom is off for one month.

Today at 4:33 pm, Mr. V passed away. He had fought so hard and long for 39 days and it was long enough to spend time with him and to make sure that my mom and I will be okay and can take care of each other. We were able to be in the room when he passed; it was painful and beautiful to see. He was finally able to be in peace. He is no longer in pain. He can now finally go home to Riviera,TX. We are going to Kingsville, TX and as soon as we know more details I will publish on my blog about funeral arrangements. My mom and I are coping the best we can right now and are so thankful for all the moments we had with this wonderful man. Thank you all so much for your love prayers and support.

My father has had a very long journey of ups and downs through out his life. Today his strong spirit could only do so much to help his body. He has been at Memorial Hermann since November 12th at 10:30 am. He fought so hard and today he is ready for a new journey.

Dr. Kreiger called my mom at 8:15 am this morning to tell us he is in the beginning stages of multi-organ failure. She wanted us to come to the hospital. We were already on our way and we decided to call everyone. My dad is one of eight siblings. All seven of his siblings are here and cousins and his aunt, Tia Tita. When we arrived the head of the Trauma Team told us he was already starting to go down hill. They had him on the maximum amount of medication and nothing is working. He has reached that point where medication is hurting him and not helping him. He developed a new infection on his leg which is a flesh bacterial infection. Normally they would do surgery to remove the dead tissure but he is so critical that it would just be detrimental to him. Right now their decision is to sustain him so that everyone can see him, then after that stop the medicine and they will give him pain medication and make him comfortable. The doctor said that he may not make it through the day. She said they did the best they could. I truly do believe that. This hospital is a good hospital. They tried and never gave up on my dad. They only are stopping because now its getting to a point where they are hurting him more then helping him and we do not want that. I am so thankful I had this time with him. He really was strong through. He still is.

My mom and I told him we love him. She said that her, me, Jonathan and Pollie will be okay and that we will take care of each other. We are trying to find strength to let him know that we will be okay and that he will be with us forever. He is still here and we are all doing the best we can to spend time with him before he goes forward into another journey. Thank you so much for your love, prayers, support and thoughts. We love you all.

We went to see my dad this morning and the doctors were in front of his room. They were discussing my dad's status and as soon as they were done Dr. McNutt spoke to us. She said that his infection has not gone down, he has had it for 8 days. She said that they looked at his rectum to see if that was source of infection it was not. She said that my dad could have a dead bowel. She suspects that because his acid levels are very high which should not be the case since he is on dialysis and also because he's on the medicine again to keep his heart pumping with oxygen and his lungs that oxygen is not reaching the rest of his body as it should and that sometimes causes a dead bowel. Normally she said they would operate on my dad to remove the dead bowel but he is so critical and his bowel are pretty much rock hard from them operating on his stomach so much that is out of the question. She said its getting to that point where the medicines are doing more harm then good for his body and this infection is in his blood and its making it more difficult for his blood pressure to stabilize. They are going to try more stuff today and consult with the renal doctors to see a different way they can remove toxins from his blood through dialysis but they have nothing else. No other options they are running out of options. They are going to sustain him for 24 hours and see what happens but after that, thats it. This is it, if my dad doesn't turn around somehow in these 24 hours they have nothing left for him. As I said before the medicine is starting to do more harm then good. If he does have a dead bowel it will just cause more of an infection and they cannot do anything about it because of his critical situation. They are going to pull more cultures and see if they can do a broad spectrum of antibiotics to see if that helps but they are going to see what they can do today. Dr. McNutt pretty much told us to let people know and whoever wants to see my dad this is it. We are working on contacting our family soon to tell them. I know he has been here before and all I can do is hope he pulls out of this. This time though he has an infection that will not stop. He has high ammonia levels and his Ph balance is too acidic and they tried to neutralize it but it didn't work. We told dad we loved him and they are trying every thing they can to keep him alive but that he needed to help too. He needs to show them his strength once again that he is a fighter. Prove those doctors wrong again dad because all I can do is hope for the best. I don't know what will happen today or tomorrow but I know I will be here for my dad as much as I can and let him know that I love him. I love him and that he was the best father ever. He spoils me, loves me, lectures me and is proud of me. I am too. I am so proud of him he has shown so much strength during this time. He has the spirit of a young healthy man and all he needs is to show those doctors that. I will update you more today as we hear more news. Thanks so much for your prayers and thoughts.