Hombre
12-13-2015, 10:02 PM
My grandpa passed on Friday. He was a WW2 veteran, an awesome grandpa, and could fix just about anything.
I am really happy for him. He lived to be 94 watched his kid and grandkids grow up to be successful. My grandma passed 4 years ago and I know he missed her every day and the last few years were a lot harder on him. It is odd but he passed 4 years later on the same day as my grandma. So I know he is happier now and with grandma.
I was pretty close to him and even though I now live in Washington still talked to him every couple of weeks on the phone. It really lately has me thinking when we lose the older people in our life the sadness isnt foe them but for our loss, and the loss of the things that made their generation special. Some of the special things I remember about him
- he could fix anything. That's what his generation did. A mower broke you didn't just buy a new one you tore it down and fixed it.
- he could build anything. He made me my first bat on a lathe and built me a go cart, by welding the frame and rebuilding a mower engine someone gave him.
- He had no idea what credit was. Not really but most everything he bought was cash. Grandpa worked as a caterpillar tractor driver and didnt make a lot, but he saved and paid in cash.
- He was forgiving. Once when I was about 4 I was helping him shingle a roof. He fell off the side only holding on and said go get your grandma. I went in and grandma got me some ice cream later she asked where is grandpa? I said he is falling off the roof. She got the ladder and he came in and had Ice cream.
There are many more things but they just don't make them like grandpa anymore.
I am really happy for him. He lived to be 94 watched his kid and grandkids grow up to be successful. My grandma passed 4 years ago and I know he missed her every day and the last few years were a lot harder on him. It is odd but he passed 4 years later on the same day as my grandma. So I know he is happier now and with grandma.
I was pretty close to him and even though I now live in Washington still talked to him every couple of weeks on the phone. It really lately has me thinking when we lose the older people in our life the sadness isnt foe them but for our loss, and the loss of the things that made their generation special. Some of the special things I remember about him
- he could fix anything. That's what his generation did. A mower broke you didn't just buy a new one you tore it down and fixed it.
- he could build anything. He made me my first bat on a lathe and built me a go cart, by welding the frame and rebuilding a mower engine someone gave him.
- He had no idea what credit was. Not really but most everything he bought was cash. Grandpa worked as a caterpillar tractor driver and didnt make a lot, but he saved and paid in cash.
- He was forgiving. Once when I was about 4 I was helping him shingle a roof. He fell off the side only holding on and said go get your grandma. I went in and grandma got me some ice cream later she asked where is grandpa? I said he is falling off the roof. She got the ladder and he came in and had Ice cream.
There are many more things but they just don't make them like grandpa anymore.