In Loving Memory

My grandpa passed away last week tuesday. Grandpa has always been so healthy and active for an 86 year old man, so it was hard to see him in the hospital this past month. It's comforting to know he is free of physical pain and enjoying a wonderful reunion with his family and friends on the other side. His mother died when he was just three years old. The most difficult part of coping is of course seeing my grandma lonely. Some of my favorite things about my grandpa are: whenever there was a moment of silence he would say "Oh, doh-dee-doh" (so cute:); last summer at our family reunion in the mountains my grandparents insisted on sleeping in a tent on a mat (remember, he is 86 years old) after we brought them a nice trailer to stay in, they were one of a few people that slept in a tent while the rest of us young-ones slept in trailers...remarkable; when visiting him in St. George with my sisters and their kids, my grandpa would get down on his hands and knees and crawl around with his great-grandchildren~ amazing; he was always interested in what we were doing and would often ask Marc and I how our "body pick-up business was doing"; he would often call Marc to come fix their TV, all Marc would do was push the "satellite" button on the remote, my grandparents think Marc is a genius!; my grandpa was always so happy to see everyone, I felt so much love from him, when Marc and I were dating he told Marc that he loved him, and he really means it! One of my favorite stories about him was when he and my grandma were called to be primary teachers for the 5-year olds a few years ago, the bishop's son was in the class and when the bishop asked his 5-year old son who his primary teacher was, his son replied, "The prophet." This sums up the kind of man my grandpa was, I love him and will miss him so much, and am truly grateful for his faith and righteousness. My grandpa was very proud of his 42 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren, he knew them all by name! It was so good to see family, it's not very often we are all together. I love my family and admire my grandparents for their incredible posterity!