my grandpa passed away on september 16. i got to be there with him when he went and i'm grateful that i was. my grandpa was the smartest most amazing grandpa a kid could ask for. he was like a second dad to me. i remember after my mom and dad split up i would go up to grandpa's house almost everyday after school. he taught me how to play the ukulele and cook. he taught be about astronomy and physics. he would build us fun things to play on like a merry go round, miniature golf course, anything. we would do experiments like lighting a light bulb with a potato.
after my family moved in with him i loved going to the store with him to get groceries. of course he would get us treats all the time. usually a soda and candy bar :) then we started taking care of him. his health has been going down hill the past ten years. he had been deaf for a long time but his sight started going. unfortunately for me i have a very high pitched voice so he couldn't hear me half the time and would read my lips but when his eyes started going that made our chats harder to do so i would have to talk an octave lower lol.
he was pretty much a second dad for my siblings and i. he was at every choir concert and softball game. he always made time for us. if we came in to be with him he would drop what he was doing and talk to us or teach us how to do whatever he was doing.
i'm going to miss the danish cookies at christmas and the socks wrapped individually at birthdays. he was/is an amazing example of how i should strive to be. he was kind and generous to everyone he met. i've seen him mad only one time in my whole 25 years on this earth. i'm going to miss him tickling my neck and the stories he would tell about how he like to blow things up as a kid in his mad scientist shop or when he was in ww2 and the countless times his life was miraculously spared.
i love my grandpa and i miss him so much but i know he is teaching my son all that he taught me. and he is finally with his sweet heart after 20 years. i'm so happy that he is finally free from the limitations of his mortal body and can see and run and hear and has his hair lol. my grandpa was a super stud muffin when he was my age so i'm sure he is so happy to look in the mirror and finally look how he feels again :)
i love you grandpa and you will always be in my heart and constantly in my thoughts. until we meet again.
here is a link to a video tribute for him if you want to see just how studly this man is.
http://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/show/JH2FFTM72X8PBN8T
i'm in a couple of those pictures.
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Again, I'm so sorry, Brittney. Your grandpa was such an amazing man. He was so funny and had such a vigor for life even when his body was holding him back from making the most of it. I feel so lucky that I had the opportunity to meet him. And, you, my friend, are such a lucky girl to have had him as your own. As someone who never really had that kind of grandpa, I envy you a little that you guys had and will continue to have such a great relationship. I'm glad you make the most of it!
I'm sorry Brittney! It's neat you are so close with him.
That was Beautiful Brittney <3 I love you <3
Mom
xoxo
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