a pillar of strength

someone who is emotionally very strong Roger was a pillar of strength when my father died.

a pillar/tower of strength

someone who gives a lot of support to someone else who is in a difficult situation Roger was a tower of strength when my parents died.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ingram	ING-grəm	English
Anwen	-	Welsh
Sem	SEM (Dutch)	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Dutch
Finnuala	-	Irish, Irish Mythology
Ozzie	AHZ-ee	English
Felice	fe-LEE-che	Italian