Grab your tissues, because this is a rough one to get through.

Merle Haggard's son, Ben Haggard wrote the worlds sweetest tribute to his late father.  I know that country music fans everywhere are mourning the loss of a country legend, but sometimes we forget that, not only did the world lose a country legend, but someone lost their dad, their husband, their brother, their uncle, and their friend.

His son Ben wrote this heart wrenching tribute to his late father on Facebook:

A week ago dad told us he was gonna pass on his birthday, and he wasn't wrong. A hour ago he took his last breath...

Posted by Ben Haggard on Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Today Ben shared an adorable photo of him with his dad when he was much younger.

The Haggard family is in my thoughts and prayers.

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