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Cary's advice is perfect.
Even if LW's dad decides not to go to AA, the son has provided him with a healthier option. It's his father's choice whether to avail himself of that option; it's entirely possible that the mother and siblings will kick up too much of a fuss to make it worth the father's while. It's pretty hard on a well-established family pathology when one family member breaks away from the established order.
I really liked the advice offered by one of the posters above, who said that LW should tell his father that he loves him. There might not be many opportunities left for that.