Goodbye, Gramps...

May 04, 2009 14:04

My paternal grandfather died this morning at age 90. He's been living with my parents for the past two years, and it was a very quick and gentle death. Dad got to see him just this morning. By all standards, it's what I consider a "good death", and I'm very glad he could have that. My heart right now is with my Dad, who I adore, and who is ( Read more... )

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bart_calendar May 4 2009, 18:22:02 UTC
(hugs)

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theferrett May 4 2009, 18:22:35 UTC
Sorry to hear it, sweetie. Hugs.

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jajy1979 May 4 2009, 18:23:57 UTC
Not surprisingly I have a lot of memories of him, but among the clearest for me is actually just sitting and talking with him in his living room, watching the movie Midway and discussing for the first time what his experiences during World War II were really like.

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tsjafo May 4 2009, 18:33:24 UTC
Prayers and good thoughts on the way.
*hugs*

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futabachan May 4 2009, 19:23:25 UTC
I'm so very sorry. *hug*

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