Through heartfelt essays and poetry, author Edwin Fontánez examines his relationship with his father from childhood to adulthood. Drawing from his personal journals, he recounts a rural childhood in Puerto Rico filled with joyous moments as well as chaos caused by his father’s alcoholism and gambling. As an artistic young man, he searched for connection with his often remote father while dealing with a machista Hispanic culture. When his father was diagnosed with senile dementia at age 76, a 16-year-long journey began to try to understand his father’s life from an adult perspective. Even through his long mental illness, music was the one thing that kept his father’s spirit alive. Enhanced by artwork and family photos by the author, "One Last Song for My Father" is a memoir filled with humor, empathy, love, and ultimately healing.