Back to the issue. I seem to be the only one recommending using the father’s name.
1. It doesn’t really matter.
2. We use the mother’s name for a sick person. Since we are not talking here about a tefilah for a refuah shleimah, we have two precedents for using the father’s name for tefilos. A, the brachah given at a bris. B, the Ribono Shel Olam tefilah on Shalosh Regalim when taking out the Torah.
3. I stand by my opinion.
4. See #1