Express your heartfelt sympathies. Some example messages would be, please know I am thinking of you during this painful time.Express our sincere sorrow for their loss. "Corporate" (me) will also arrange for a floral wreath. "Please accept my condolences on the death of your ____. " "I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your _____." Get inspiration from these sympathy message ideas for when a relative, friend, coworker, client, or boss loses a father. Dear Family, Our condolences to you all, we will really miss Wayne. He was a great person, and I really looked up to him. So we offer our condolences to all those that have died.