My Grandpa John
He would of be 75 this past November 1'st but he didn't make it. October 19,2008 came like any other day tell I got the news..,one minute he was telling me I love you baby..Then 8 hours later I got a call from my dad and Dad told me Grandpa was gone..Myself along with the rest of the family lost a great man,A man who stood up for what he believed in and always stood his ground no matter what life threw at him.I look at that week like a blur standing in the distance because as far as I was concern he was still at home..Though I cant remember much of that week,I remember not being able to say goodbye,to a man I looked up to,a man I call my 
Hero.
He is more then A father,a grandpa,a uncle,a son. He was a HERO.. He was my Hero.
When I went to visit my Grandma in June 2009 I noticed his favorite chair was moved,and I asked my grandma why his pictures I sent were off the wall.She said everyone is telling me I have to move on and I have to let the pictures go.She said she saved them and put them in his room and asked me if I wanted to see them,I stood there.I couldn't go back to his room not yet,Because I knew what I would see..his American Flag folded nicely with his medals would be there,he wouldn't be.His bed would be empty and his window would be shut,I just wasn't ready to say goodbye,NOT YET...
This was the last time I would see my Grandpa John Alive, June 2008.
Like most kids I was my grandpa John's little angel and he always said I never could do anything wrong.
When he got sick 13 1/2 years ago,I felt I didn't know how to treat him I was about 12 years old,and it seemed that none of the doctor's could fix him.When he was sick he couldn't keep from getting pneumonia.So a few years back he got a Tube that went down to his stomach so he could eat,and drink with out getting the Pneumonia so many times..The doctor's said that he would keep getting the Pneumonia and one day just not be be able to make it anymore and he would be gone..
He made it 13 1/2 years,and I believe even to this day he did it to see his 16 grandchildren grow up.A lot of the grandchildren like my sister well remember him sick..But I'll remember the day he made us that tire swing or the days he'd sit in his garage with a can of his favorite Beer.Or be in there tinkering with his favorite Hobby..Building Old Cars.
He made it 13 1/2 years,and I believe even to this day he did it to see his 16 grandchildren grow up.A lot of the grandchildren like my sister well remember him sick..But I'll remember the day he made us that tire swing or the days he'd sit in his garage with a can of his favorite Beer.Or be in there tinkering with his favorite Hobby..Building Old Cars.
He would of be 75 this past November 1'st but he didn't make it. October 19,2008 came like any other day tell I got the news..,one minute he was telling me I love you baby..Then 8 hours later I got a call from my dad and Dad told me Grandpa was gone..Myself along with the rest of the family lost a great man,A man who stood up for what he believed in and always stood his ground no matter what life threw at him.I look at that week like a blur standing in the distance because as far as I was concern he was still at home..Though I cant remember much of that week,I remember not being able to say goodbye,to a man I looked up to,a man I call my 
Hero.Before Grandpa got married to my grandma he was in the Army,and was stationed in Germany while the Korean War was going on.He is a Veteran :)
My Grandparents were married November 30,1957 . They have 6 children and 16 grandchildren.
My Grandparents were married November 30,1957 . They have 6 children and 16 grandchildren.
They were married 50 years November 30,2007 (Here are pics from there 50th anniversary party)That I'm glad I went home for :)
He is more then A father,a grandpa,a uncle,a son. He was a HERO.. He was my Hero.Not much changed for me when I came back to Vegas after that week,of tears and questions of why..I kept it in my head that he was just at home,and I went on this way tell I went home this past June.I didn't want the reality to be that he was gone.
When I went to visit my Grandma in June 2009 I noticed his favorite chair was moved,and I asked my grandma why his pictures I sent were off the wall.She said everyone is telling me I have to move on and I have to let the pictures go.She said she saved them and put them in his room and asked me if I wanted to see them,I stood there.I couldn't go back to his room not yet,Because I knew what I would see..his American Flag folded nicely with his medals would be there,he wouldn't be.His bed would be empty and his window would be shut,I just wasn't ready to say goodbye,NOT YET...
This was the last time I would see my Grandpa John Alive, June 2008.
He was one of my favorite people and the best man I ever knew.When I was a kid he would push me on this Huge Tire Swing that he made for me and my other cousins,he was the sweetest man and the best Grandpa that a girl could ask for.It broke our hearts to lose him,but I know that he's not hurting anymore and he can drink and eat all his heart desires.He well never b
e forgotten and I well always remember the memories and the years we had him here on earth,but I just cant help to go back home,and know that my grandpa wont be joining us for Christmas Dinner or Grandma's Home made Lasagna that I love so much.I just know that there well always be a HUGE part of each one of us that is missing because he isn't here anymore..Love u papa<3>
e forgotten and I well always remember the memories and the years we had him here on earth,but I just cant help to go back home,and know that my grandpa wont be joining us for Christmas Dinner or Grandma's Home made Lasagna that I love so much.I just know that there well always be a HUGE part of each one of us that is missing because he isn't here anymore..Love u papa<3>
It's never easy letting someone go. But it always gives me strength knowing that they are in a better place and we've got incredible memories to keep with us. He must have been an amazing man Heather. And I love seeing all the pictures of grams too! Hi Grams!!!
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