DANA PERINO: Five important lessons from my father for every proud girl dad

Well, this is a first for me: Father’s Day without my father, Leo E. Perino. My dad died in his sleep at the end of May 2026, just 29 days after retiring . He was 79. The guy loved to work. And he loved his daughters. He was a wonderful girl father to two girls. Friends of mine who are now girl dads amaze me. I think they’re very good at raising their daughters, so they don’t need advice from me. But here are five things my dad did that made a difference in my life and played a role in my succes